Mikel Arteta Stuns Fans by Excluding £10 Million Summer Signing and Multiple Outcasts from Arsenal’s Lineup Against Manchester United

MIKEL ARTETA has excluded summer signing Christian Norgaard from the squad for the match against Manchester United.

Arsenal made their way to Old Trafford with a number of key players absent.

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Norgaard, who joined Arsenal for £10 million this summer, was absent despite regularly featuring during pre-season matches.

There are indications that he may be suffering from an injury, having not been spotted at training this week.

In his place, Arteta chose fellow new addition Martin Zubimendi to partner Declan Rice in midfield.

Mikel Merino was designated as the only midfielder on the bench, while Myles Lewis-Skelly can also play in that position.

Several players who have fallen out of favor were left off the squad list, with many anticipated to be put up for sale.

Reiss Nelson, Jakub Kiwior, and Fabio Vieira are among those likely to depart in the upcoming days.

They may also be joined by Albert Sambi Lokonga and Oleksandr Zinchenko, both of whom have similarly dropped off Arteta’s radar.

Arsenal performed well in Norgaard’s absence, as Rice delivered a corner that led to the opening goal.

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United’s goalkeeper Altay Bayindir managed to deflect the cross but only redirected it into the path of Riccardo Calafiori, who finished from close range.

Viktor Gyokeres also made his bow for Arsenal after his £60 million transfer.

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