The injury to Havertz, 26, leaves the Gunners with just one healthy center forward — new signing Viktor Gyokeres — as Gabriel Jesus has yet to return from last season's ACL injury.

It is a big blow for the Premier League title contenders, with Havertz missing 12 league matches last term between February and May last season due to a hamstring problem. Ornstein claims the Gunners recruitment chiefs are exploring the transfer market to potentially reinforce their attack and cover the absence of Havertz.

Manchester United is 102-51-90 against Arsenal, though they lost and drew with the Gunners in league play last season. Time: 11:30 a.m. ET Where: Old Trafford (Manchester, U.K.)

Jamie Redknapp has labelled Arsenal youngster Max Dowman as “one of the best young players” he has ever seen in all his years of playing and analysing football.15-year-old Dowman impressed during

This opening weekend clash is exclusive to Sky Sports and will be shown on its Sky Sports Main Event and UHD channels. If you already have Sky Sports as part of your TV package, you can stream the game via its Sky Go app. Cord-cutters will want to set up a Now account and a Now Sports membership to stream the game.

Arsenal is back in action for the 2025-26 Premier League season, with their first match kicking off this week.

SummaryIn a tightly contested Premier League opener at Old Trafford, Arsenal secured a 1-0 victory over Manchester United. Riccardo Calafiori's 13th-minute header from a Declan Rice corner proved