MANCHESTER, England – Na so e be! Manchester United don prepare to kick off their new Premier League season with big eye for their first match against Arsenal on Sunday. This na match wey everybody dey chook eye inside, as two strong teams go clash for Old Trafford by 16:30 BST.
Coach Ruben Amorim don drop small gist for the media, and gist no dey too bad for Red Devils fans. According to am, our boys Andre Onana and Joshua Zirkzee don recover from their injuries wey keep dem for sidelined during pre-season, meaning dem go fit join the action against Arsenal. Fresh player Benjamin Sesko, wey just land from RB Leipzig, dey also ready to show wetin him go fit do for Naija fans.
But no be all smiles o! Defenders Noussair Mazraoui and Lisandro Martinez go miss the match after nobody wan see dem fit for pitch. Amorim talk say: “Nous and Licha no fit play for this game. But Josh and Andre don recover, so dem fit play. We go see how e go be.” (Brains dey flex here, abeg!)
As for Arsenal side, dem no go get Gabriel Jesus for this encounter because him body don need small recovery time after injury – e no want rush the matter, make e no go spoil. Viktor Gyokeres dey expected to shine as him dey prepare for him first Premier League match. Mikel Arteta don bring in some new players like Kepa Arrizabalaga and Noni Madueke – so, the matter dey hot!
Amorim carry hope for the match. He don yarn say Sesko dey sharp and smart. “He dey really fit. Every detail he ask, he no wan miss anything. E dey always think football,” Amorim gushed. (Talk am like you no dey play!)
Arsenal coach, Mikel Arteta too don reassure fans say Leandro Trossard dey gree fit after him recovery. Di tension dey high as both teams dey prepare to deliver serious entertainment to fans wey go fill stadium. Na who go collect three points after full time? Only Sunday go show us! (Get your palm wine, make we dey wait!)
As we dey look forward to this encounter, one thing wey sure be say, di Man U fans don dey expect anything less than to see dem boys dey ball again after last season wey no sweet at all. Everybody go dey watch, and the spirit full ground! (Make we no forget, last season e no sweet for dem wey wear red jersey).
From the pre-season matches, we see say the boys dey gel well, so na true, pressure dey high for Amorim now. For di last season, dem finish as 15th, and everybody know say dat one na wahala. But with new players onboard, fit be say dem go fit turn party for Old Trafford dis time around.
As the clock dey tick down to kickoff, players don dey sharpen skills and fans dey prepare to shout. Will it be glory for United, or go be another ordinary day for artillery wey Arsenal dey bring? Na only time go tell! (Let the games begin!)
