Arsenal’s FPL defenders are offering higher value than the attackers this...

Man United 0-1 Arsenal

• Tore: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£ 11.7 million)
• Helps: Hector Bellerin (£ 5.0 million)
• Bonus points: Bellerin x3, Gabriel x2 (£ 5.1 Mio.), Aubameyang x1

A penalty of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£ 11.7m) was enough for Arsenal to win a boring game at Manchester United that even a mythical football purist would have found difficult to enjoy.

The Gabonese international’s penalty, deserves when Paul pogba (£ 7.8m) fouled Hector Bellerín (£ 5.0m) presented the Gunners with their first league win at Old Trafford in 14 years.

It also extended United’s winless home run to four league games that season in a game that weighed heavily on football history but lit up pretty much everything else.

Protect be closer

It is a sign of this bad season that Liverpool (15) have conceded the most goals and Arsenal (seven) the fewest.

Under Mikel Arteta, the Gunners are much harder to beat. They’re also much harder to love, especially when it comes to fantasy.

Despite those impressive defensive stats, Sunday’s win was only the second clean sheet, making it difficult for Fantasy Premier League managers to rely on a backline that is clearly solid but not solid enough.

But if they close the opposition, the middle bonus points will be cut in half Gabriel (£ 5.1m) are indeed very bright. On Sunday he earned two extra points with 11.4%.

All of these defensive qualities came about during a tough opening run for the Gunners – they have played against Liverpool, both Manchester clubs and Leicester for the past five weeks.

If they can get going as the schedule increases, it will return Rob Holding (£ 4.4m) looks like a potential bargain if he stays fit and for it.

Arteta has already switched between four and five in this campaign, which increases the attractiveness of the middle halves of the team.

Boring, boring arsenal

However, it is much harder to increase Arsenal’s attack power.

Aubameyang is a good example of this. Strengthened by his newly acquired FPL midfielder status, he was owned by three million managers at the start of the season.

Six games, one goal and one assist later, his eight-point return to Old Trafford – his best score in the campaign – was enjoyed by just over a million fantasy bosses.

At least Aubameyang had something to show for his work, thanks to his responsibility for punishment.

Lone striker Alexandre lacazette (£ 8.4m) had a miserable afternoon with one touch in the box and no shots when he took the lead – missed Luke Shaw (£ 4.9m) – for opportunities created by two.

With Aston Villa and Leeds next for the Gunners, the prospect of goals looks good. But who will she meet?

Together we stand (below)

As for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side, it’s the return of Anthony Martial (£ 8.7m) from suspension likely cannot come soon enough.

Since being sacked against Spurs, United have fallen apart in that Tottenham debacle, beating Newcastle very late and now come out goalless and one point from home games against Chelsea and Arsenal.

The United coach started with a diamond formation on Sunday Mason Greenwood (£ 7.2m) nominally up front Marcus Rashford (9,6 Mio. GBP).

It was a move Arteta was referring to after the game.

“You played a really tricky formation with four midfielders and two who put constant strain on your four backs.” – Mikel Arteta

While Solskjaer was less enthusiastic about his own master plan.

“The formation is thanks to the opposition. It depends on the team you are playing against and how you perform this form yourself. Of course we were too sloppy today, too many passes went astray and the rotations weren’t there. Too many things can go wrong in a soccer game that might have gone wrong for us. “- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

At least Greenwood worked Bernd Leno (£ 5.0m) – one of three (regular) saves for the Arsenal keeper.

But it was a sign of United’s toothlessness that Rashford only had three touches and no shots in the box.

Indeed, it was the team’s largest offensive weapon Harry Maguire (£ 5.4m) whose aerial threat resulted in four tries and five touches in the box as United looked to the best of a series of corners and crosses.

The best never came and hope is currently fading.

United now has a mixed bag (Eve WBA sou whu) to find some of the two ahead of the Gameweek 12 Manchester derby.

Manchester United XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; McTominay, Fred (Matic 62); Pogba, Fernandes (van de Beek 75), Greenwood (Cavani 75); Rashford.

Arsenal XI (4-2-3-1): Leno; Bellerin, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney; Elneny, Partey; Saka, Willian (Maitland-Niles 86), Aubameyang (Mustafi 87); Lacazette (Nketiah 76).

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