However, Bryan Young and scrum-half Isaac Boss have been omitted and are likely to feature in the Ireland A squad while Stephen Ferris and Simon Best, along with Paul O'Connell were not considered due to injury.
The City boss also maintained that he hoped United's Wayne Rooney would feature in the match, after an ankle injury threatened to curtail his involvement.
The Irish bench also includes Cian Healy, Donnacha Ryan, Isaac Boss and Jonathan Sexton but as expected, Rob Kearney will not feature because of a knee injury.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has lost strikers Theo Walcott and Robin van Persie to ankle injuries with neither player likely to feature for at least a month.