Best Man United Arsenal Games

The first 'big four' clash of the season pits the two most successful clubs in Premier League history against each other.

Arsenal have started like a house on fire while United struggled against Birmingham and ended up on the wrong end of an upset at Burnley.

This is a fixture which often throws up great games. Some of the best Man United Arsenal games of the Premier League era are listed below.

Man Utd 0-1 Arsenal
Oct 20, 1990
Best remembered as the ‘Battle of Old Trafford’. A mass brawl involving virtually all 22 players resulted in the FA docking Arsenal two points and United one.

Arsenal 2-2 Man Utd
Mar 22, 1994
Cantona was sent off for the second time in three days as the game ended in a draw. United went on to land their first league and cup double.

Arsenal 3-2 Man Utd
Nov 9, 1997
Arsenal raced into a 2-goal lead but a brace from former Spurs striker Teddy Sheringham brought United level. David Platt settled matters late on with a fine header.

Man Utd 6-1 Arsenal
Feb 25, 2001
Dwight Yorke scored a hat-trick as Arsenal were blown away in this one sided encounter.

Man Utd 0-1 Arsenal
May 8, 2002
Arsenal needed a win to sew up the title and they got it via a goal from Wiltord.

Arsenal 2-4 Man Utd
Feb 1, 2005
Arsenal held the half-time advantage but United struck three times in the second half through Ronaldo (2) and O’Shea to decide a pulsating, if bad-tempered, match.

Arsenal 2-2 Man Utd
Nov 3, 2007
Gallas atoned for an earlier own goal with a late, late equalizer as the points were shared at the Emirates.

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