Five Manchester United players who could’ve been lining up for Arsenal this weekend.
As Arsenal take on Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium this weekend, here’s a look at five Red Devils players that Arsene Wenger has at some point tried to sign…
1) Juan Mata
A top target for Arsenal during his time at Valencia, Juan Mata looked all set to become a new Gunners player, only to end up at Chelsea instead in one of many frustrating transfer sagas for Arsenal’s long-suffering fans.
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2) Chris Smalling
Wanted by Arsenal during his time at Fulham, Chris Smalling instead made the move to Manchester United, where he has had a mixed time so far, leading to some speculation that he could end up moving to the Emirates Stadium this summer.
3) Morgan Schneiderlin
Linked with Arsenal for months and months during his time at Southampton, Morgan Schneiderlin seemed a perfectly affordable and sensible signing, and yet somehow ended up at Manchester United instead as another top target slipped away.
4) Anthony Martial
A fine young striker, Anthony Martial has only recently joined Manchester United, but it has emerged that Arsenal looked at him as well this summer, though they believed he was not available. You just have to try a little harder, Arsene…
5) Phil Jones
A highly-rated youngster during his time at Blackburn Rovers, Phil Jones was a top target for Arsenal and supposedly came close to moving to north London before Manchester United swooped in.