Piers Morgan issues Mikel Arteta with selection demand before Arsenal vs Manchester United

TV personality Piers Morgan has urged Mikel Arteta to 'stop tinkering"' with his Arsenal side before the impending Premier League showdown against Manchester United on Sunday afternoon (4.30pm).

After drawing 2-2 with Fulham at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, the Gunners resume their quest at the same venue next up. United head into that game after getting back to winning ways over the weekend.

The Reds went 2-0 down inside four minutes against Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon. But goals from Christian Eriksen, Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes rescued United as they made it 31 games unbeaten at home under manager Erik ten Hag.

Arsenal pushed Manchester City all the way last term before, eventually, finishing as runners-up to United's treble-winning neighbours. Following on from that charge, the Gunners splashed the cash this summer to snap-up Declan Rice, Jurrien Timber and Kai Havertz.

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However, with a meeting against their long-standing Premier League rivals on the horizon, Morgan has called for Arteta to keep it simple and get back to basics with his side. The media figure who conducted that interview with Cristiano Ronaldo before his controversial second departure from Old Trafford last December shared his feelings on revamped social media platform X - formerly known as Twitter.

Responding to a fan account which was welcoming advice for the Arsenal manager, Morgan said: "Stop tinkering and start with this XI against United..." The 58-year-old selected Ramsdale, White, Gabriel, Saliba,