Luckily, that's been the case in most of
their big home clashes this season.
Not exact matches
Another reason though is to err on the side of caution with our best defender as there are
bigger and more important games ahead, such as the FA cup semi-final with Reading at Wembley next weekend and the crucial
home clash with Chelsea the following week.
If we do beat the Saints this week it will put just a
home and away
clash away from a Wembley final and with
big clubs like Chelsea and Man City already out then Arsenal are one of the strong favourites.
Both Arsenal and West Ham have more than their fair share of injury problems going into this Premier League
clash, but the Gunners are at
home and with our
bigger and more talented squad, you would expect it to hurt the visitors more than it does the Gunners, as long as the Arsenal players do not succumb to complacency that is.
With a crucial north London derby
clash with Tottenham in the Premier League this weekend and with the
home tie against the Bulgarians finishing 6 - 0, the manager could have been tempted to rest some of the
big stars.
The Clarets have struggled for any returns against Liverpool in their previous Premier League
clashes, but they have shown plenty of battling qualities this season already against the
big guns away from
home, which is surprising after how poor they were away from Turf Moor last season.
It will be a
big occasion for United on Sunday, commencing their season with a
home clash and with Mourinho and his United side tasked with turning Old Trafford into a fortress once again, which was tough last season, especially with all the
home draws.