Overview
- On Amazon Prime’s pre-match show, Theo Walcott asked Wayne Rooney to compare teams, and Rooney replied "we’d batter them," drawing surprised laughter on set.
- Arsenal then won 3-1 at Inter, with a Gabriel Jesus brace and a Viktor Gyokeres goal, extending a perfect Champions League run this season.
- Rooney’s confidence leans on United’s 2007–08 feats, when Sir Alex Ferguson’s side won the Premier League and Champions League, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring 42 goals in all competitions.
- Coverage revisited the pitfalls of cross-era comparisons, with several columnists siding with United’s 2008 team on proven trophies, as Thierry Henry openly mocked talk that United are "back."
- Focus now shifts to Arsenal vs United at the Emirates under interim boss Michael Carrick, with tactical chatter highlighting Arsenal’s set-piece threat and the possibility that keeper Senne Lammens’ command of crosses could help United.