Arsenal vs Manchester United Betting Preview

European form aside, Arsenal look a million miles away from the side that once terrorized the Premiership prior to the Russian revolution at Stamford Bridge.Without former midfield lynchpin Patrick Vieira, they are struggling to dominate teams in the centre of the park, while going forward they have been unable to find their brilliant fluency and rhythm on a regular basis.That was clearly the case at Villa Park on Saturday, where an off-colour Thierry Henry and co looked completely out of sorts, as the Gunners laboured to a somewhat fortunate 0-0 draw.Whilst Arsenal were struggling in the Midlands, Manchester United maintained second spot in the division courtesy of a 4-1 hammering at home to high-flying Bolton. Alex Ferguson even had the luxury of resting Dutch talisman Ruud Van Nistlerooy for that game, but he was scarcely missed, as goals from Loius Saha, two from the revitalized Cristiano Ronaldo and an own goal from Bruno N?Gotty, gave the Red Devils the perfect tonic ahead of Tuesday?s encounter.Van Nistelrooy will almost certainly return to the fray at Highbury, and alongside the mercurial Wayne Rooney, I expect Sir Alexs troops to cause Arsenals defence a whole host of problems, especially when you consider that without the injured Ashley Cole and Gael Clichy, the job of stopping Ronaldo on the right will probably go the woeful Pascal Cygan.Of course it would be folly to write off Arsenals chances completely, after all there home form has been superb this campaign and if Henry has one of his magical nights, then we will have a real game on our hands. However, Ive been impressed with Uniteds attitude since they were knocked out of Europe and providing they win the midfield battle, they will have every chance of nicking the three points, just as they did last season when triumphing 4-2 in North London.Bar Chelsea, United have the best away record in the Premiership this term, winning seven of their ten fixtures, and just as Jose Mourinhos side won at Highbury last month, I expect the Red Devils to follow suit and finally kill off Arsenals Premiership aspirations.2pts Man Utd to beat Arsenal at 15/8