Roy Keane faces his toughest test yet as a Premier League manager when his team visits the Emirates Stadium for their next Premiership clash against Arsenal.

The Gunners have had a brilliant start to the season and six wins from seven games has propelled Arsene Wenger's side to the top of the league table. Predicted to struggle following the departure of Thierry Henry, Arsenal have in fact prospered with a number of young players stating that Henry's departure was the best thing to have happened to the club this season.

Cesc Fabregas and Emmanuel Adebayor have both emerged as key players for Arsenal along with Robin Van Persie. The trio have so far scored 13 of the 16 goals scored by the Gunners in the league and are expected to play a key role if Arsenal are to go all the way in winning the league title.

Alexander Hleb faces a fitness worry ahead of the match against Sunderland after he was carried off on a stretcher in the match against West Ham United. Jens Lehmann, William Gallas, Tomas Rosicky and Eduardo da Silva are all certain to miss out the clash while Adebayor and Diaby should be fit to take the field.

Meanwhile Sunderland will be looking for yet another spirited performance against a team that had for long been their manager's fiercest rival. Sunderland have had a good start to the season and sit in 15th position in the league table with 8 points from 8 games.

Sunderland have impressed in the matches against Liverpool and Manchester United and though they lost both the games, Keane was pleased with the determination shown by his players to chase the ball without fearing the big boys in the Premier League.

Keane will be looking to avoid the 3-1 thrashing that Sunderland had been dealt with last time both the teams met in the league back in the 2005-06 season. Watch Arsenal v Sunderland live on free-football.tv.