Minute 85: Man United is still stuck in finding an equalizer. Their rookie Sesko has not had many opportunities to show his ability after coming on, despite many crosses being taken from both wings.
Minute 74: No goal! Man United players have just had two consecutive headers towards David Raya's goal. However, Mbeumo and Sesko still lacked accuracy to equalize for the home team.
Arsenal lacked determination in counter-attacks in the second half. They had a few dangerous opportunities but chose the wrong option or passed the ball inaccurately.
Minute 65: Casemiro - a pretty bad player in this match - left the field to make way for Manuel Ugarte. In addition, new signing Benjamin Sesko of Man United is expected to also enter the field to increase the firepower of the attack.
Minute 62: The match is taking place at a fast pace. Madueke and Havertz on Arsenal's side came on to replace Gyokeres and Martinelli.
Minute 55: Man United made a substitution. Amad Diallo comes on for Diogo Dalot.
Minute 50: Man United was still the team that took the initiative in the second half. They have previously lost just two of their 18 Premier League home games against Arsenal.
Minute 46: The second half begins.
End of the first half. The two teams temporarily stopped with a 1-0 advantage in favor of the away team Arsenal.
The first half has 1 minute of extra time.
Minute 40: Man United have played relatively well since conceding, but still lacked the breakthrough to think about a goal. New signings Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo showed their aggressiveness, while Bruno Fernandes was still the main inspiration for the home team.
In contrast, Arsenal proactively slowed down the game and waited for opportunities from quick or set pieces counter-attacks.
Minute 30: No goal! Patrick Dorgu fired a long-range shot that hit Arsenal's post. Man United are still trying to find an equalizer.
Ruben Amorim's side often have a chance whenever Arsenal's full-backs come up.
Minute 23: After the unexpected goal, Man United tried to press to find an equalizer. However, their attacks still show a lack of cohesion as they get closer to Arsenal's penalty area. On the contrary, the away team, despite having few balls, still knew how to threaten the "Red Devils" goal.
Minute 14: GOAL! Arsenal opened the scoring. Ricardo Calafiori scored for the Gunners after a corner kick.
Statistics: Since the start of the 2023-2024 season, Arsenal have scored 31 goals from corners in the Premier League - at least 11 more than any other team.
Minute 8: Man United with home advantage was the team that took the initiative to control the ball right after the opening whistle. However, there have been no real dangerous opportunities created.
22:30: The match begins
Starting lineup
Pre-match information
Manchester United and Arsenal entered the 2025-2026 Premier League season with two opposing attitudes but shared the same desire to break away.
Last season, Man United suffered a disastrous decline when they fell to 15th place - their worst achievement in the Premier League era. In addition, the "Red Devils" also lost to Tottenham in the Europa League final.
Meanwhile, Arsenal continued to affirm their position when they finished second in the Premier League for the third consecutive time, although the dream of winning the championship has not yet come true.
In the year of celebrating 100 consecutive seasons in the top flight of English football, the "Gunners" set the highest goal of conquering the throne. The signs of improvement have appeared when they won 5/6 of their most recent opening matches (only lost 1), in which they have won all 3 recent seasons.
away form is the biggest support of coach Mikel Arteta's team. Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 14 away games in the Premier League (W7 D7). since a 1-0 defeat to Newcastle last November.
This past summer, The Gunners continued to prove their ambition with expensive contracts such as Viktor Gyokeres, Martin Zubimendi and Noni Madueke. These are the names that are expected to be the final piece in their journey to conquer their throne.
In particular, Gyokeres - who scored 68 goals in the last two seasons - is considered the deciding explosive. Although the Swedish rookie has not scored, Arsenal still maintain their confidence at Old Trafford, having scored in all 11 of their most recent away goals (14 goals).
On the other side of the front line, Man United entered the 2025-2026 Premier League season with a familiar advantage. This is the ninth consecutive season that the "Red Devils" have started at home. History also supports them as they are the team that has won the most opening matches of the tournament (22) and have the highest winning percentage in the opening round (67%) among clubs that have participated in the Premier League for two seasons or more.
