Match Report
In the standings it was Arsenal 1st on 85 points, Manchester United 3rd on 71 — separated by 14. Scoring rates set the scale: Arsenal 1.87 scored and 0.71 conceded per game, Manchester United 1.82 and 1.32, with the league averaging 1.38.
Arsenal were unbeaten in 12.
GioScore's database holds 40 meetings between the two: 14 for Arsenal, 16 for Manchester United and 10 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Goals have dried up lately: 1.8 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.75 across the full history.
Emirates Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 60,704. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Arsenal: Lisandro Martínez (29' og), Mikel Merino (84') · Manchester United: Bryan Mbeumo (37'), Patrick Dorgu (50'), Matheus Cunha (87')
Key stats
Possession: Arsenal 56% · Manchester United 44% · Total shots: 15-10 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 9-2