Manchester United didn't do well in the beginning of the season last year and they are doing the same this season. In the last two games they lost unexpectedly vs Crystal Palace in EPL and Galatasaray in Champions League. Defensive errors are unforgivable in such highly intense competitions and injuries couldn't be an excuse there.
Their next two games aren't that hard before returning again in Champions League and facing just next Manchester City. I am not very optimistic about them in Champions League nor vs City.
Manchester United were also not in good form in the beginning of last season, but they were better compared to this season; they had 12 points after their first six Premier League matches, and they won four against Arsenal, Liverpool, Southampton, and Leicester City after losing their first two matches against Brighton and Brentford, respectively, unlike this season, where they have just nine points after seven Premier League matches.
Arteta is responsible for Saka's injury because he always starts Bukayo Saka every match, and even after being kicked down in an Arsenal match against Tottenham, Arteta still starts him in Arsenal's last Premier League game against Bournemouth. I expect Arteta to rest Saka against Lense so that he will be fully rested to face Manchester City, but he risks the player, and the player ends up getting injured and won't be able to face Arsenal's greatest rival Manchester City.
I don’t know Arsenal is going to play without Bukayo Saka. Arteta is making the same mistake he made last season. How will you keep on using one particular player in all matches from the beginning of the season until the end? It's really bad and it's really going to affect the player. Arteta has started the same thing with Saka this season, Saka will be missing one of the matches in which Arteta needs him most. I don’t know how Arteta is going to arrange his squad, but the match will be difficult for Arsenal, i dont even think Arsenal will be able to win the match, but lets see what will happen in the match.
This will serve as a lesson to Arteta because he is making some errors that he is not admitting to, but this one is obvious and so many football pundits have been advising him to rest the boy in some matches that he feels are not too important to the team. As an Arsenal fan, I am not happy with this because I expected him to rest Saka, Rice, and even Jesus because of the Manchester City match.
Nevertheless, we can never give up because we have other players that can play Saka's role perfectly well, just that their quality differs and the fear Saka is causing in the minds of defenders is more than Nelson and Smith Row. But I think with Manchester City's injury list, Arsenal without Bukayo Saka should defeat them without fear because even with Manchester City's complete squad this season, Arsenal are ready for them.