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Arsenal face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Gunners will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 50 and win only 16 of the 90 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 08 Aug | Arsenal | 3 - 1 | Man Utd. | CSHL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Arsenal | 0 - 1 | Man Utd. | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Mar | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 21 Sep | Man Utd. | 0 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 10 Aug | Man Utd. | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | CSHL |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 16 Apr | Arsenal | 2 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Feb | Man Utd. | 0 - 2 | Arsenal | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Red Devils, with 5 goals against.
Arsenal's away form is equally impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. Those games have seen the Gunners pummel 15 goals, and let in 5.
Man Utd. find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 14 points they have accumulated from 9 games. Arsenal are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 25 points from the 9 games played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Arsenal are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Man Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Arsenal | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. 22 games since last defeat. |