Adebayor not even on the bench as Toure and Song start in central defence with Denilson and Diaby in midfield despite failing to impress throughout the season. Arshavin starts up front, alongside Robin van Persie.

Team line-ups for today’s game:


Manchester United

Van der Sar, O’Shea, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Ronaldo, Fletcher, Carrick, Giggs, Rooney, Tevez.

Subs: Kuszczak, Neville, Anderson, Berbatov, Park, Scholes, Rafael Da Silva.

Arsenal

Fabianski, Sagna, Toure, Song Billong, Gibbs, Nasri, Denilson, Diaby, Fabregas, Arshavin, van Persie.

Subs: Mannone, Vela, Walcott, Ramsey, Silvestre, Bendtner, Eboue.

As usual, tune in at the end of the first 45 minutes for the half-time report.