The half time whistle will be welcome for Arsenal as Manchester United improved as the half wore on.

Goalless at the break.

The free kick is at a similar distance to the one Bruno Fernandes scored against Liverpool but this time his effort deflects off the wall and behind for a corner.

Manchester United are finishing the half strongly as Bernd Leno closes down Marcus Rashford to prevent the striker getting a shot off before Bruno Fernandes is fouled just outside the box and the visitors have a free kick in a decent position...

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Anthony Martial presses Arsenal into giving away a corner. Harry Maguire meets the delivery but his header is too far out to trouble Bernd Leno.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Emirates Stadium

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer might have utilised Donny van de Beek as replacement for midfielder Scott McTominay but he has gone for the attacking option in Anthony Martial.

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And indeed he does go off as Scott McTominay is replaced by Anthony Martial.

Scott McTominay hasn't looked right all half so far and it looks like he will have to go off soon. He's clutching his stomach and is clearly struggling.

Cheers for noticing. :)

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BBC Sport at the Etihad Stadium

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder is expecting a quiet transfer deadline day at Bramall Lane even though his side remain bottom of the Premier League.

"Not sure anything will happen before Monday night," he said. "What I have got, I will work with."

The Blades face a crucial game with second bottom West Brom at Bramall Lane on Tuesday.

Oooh, really should be 1-0 to Manchester United as Bruno Fernandes gets the better of David Luiz on the left side of the box and, with just Bernd Leno to beat, he aims his shot towards the far corner but it goes wide. Really expected him to put that one away from there.

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Aaron Wan-Bissaka should do better as he gets up to meet a cross but puts it wide from close range.

Have faith, those fearing a dull goalless draw, it feels like it is starting to come to life.

Anthony Rayment: Have any of the top 4/6 clashes delivered this season? Another game where neither side seems to want to commit too much. Looks like a nil nil again here.

Khael Malik: I hope I'm wrong but this has 0-0 written all over it

Let's try and have a bit more optimism...

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David Luiz heads away a Bruno Fernandes cross and Emile Smith Rowe picks up the ball and drives through midfield. Smith Rowe looks up and finds Nicolas Pepe, who does a couple of step overs on the edge of the area before sweeping a shot just wide after.

Vital header behind by Gabriel Martinelli as he is alert to a Paul Pogba ball across the box to Marcus Rashford, who was primed to direct a volley at goal.

Arsenal are stepping up a gear as they have a couple of half chances in quick succession.

First, Granit Xhaka plants a header from a corner too close to David de Gea before Alexandre Lacazette just fails to get onto the end of a dangerous ball into the box.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Emirates Stadium

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer shouts: "Marcus he can't defend" to Rashford." He's not naming names but at a guess I reckon he might mean the very attack-minded Gabriel Martinelli. Quite the insult if he actually means Cedric Soares.

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be keeping an eye on Scott McTominay because the midfielder appears to be struggling with an issue.

He's not 100% as he lets Thomas Partey glide past him at halfway and the Arsenal man keeps going towards goal before having a pop from the edge of the area but his effort goes wide.