Arsenal F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry
| Teams |
Arsenal Manchester United |
|---|---|
| First meeting | 13 October 1894 Newton Heath 3–3 Woolwich Arsenal |
| Latest meeting | Manchester United 1–1 Arsenal Premier League (19 November 2016) |
| Next meeting | Arsenal v Manchester United Premier League (6 May 2017) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 224 |
| Most wins | Manchester United (94) |
| Most player appearances | Ryan Giggs (50) |
| Top scorer | Wayne Rooney (9) |
| All-time series | Arsenal: 80 Drawn: 50 Manchester United: 94 |
| Largest victory |
Manchester United 8–2 Arsenal (28 August 2011) |
The rivalry between Arsenal and Manchester United is a notable rivalry in English football as both clubs are recognised as having great history and traditions.
Although the two clubs have frequently been in the same division as each other since 1919, the rivalry has largely arisen since around 1990. Many of the clashes in recent times between the two teams in the late 1990s and early 2000s have been due to the teams being fierce rivals for the Premier League and FA Cup.
During this period, there was enmity between the two longest serving managers in Premier League history, Arsenal's Arsène Wenger (1996−present) and United's Sir Alex Ferguson (1986−2013), and their former club captains Patrick Vieira and Roy Keane. The rivalry has been noted for on-field trouble, particularly the contests in 1990, culminating in 2003 and 2004.
In recent years the rivalry has diminished somewhat according to former Arsenal player Lee Dixon, while Ferguson has also stated that the two teams have cooled from those previously "heated" exchanges.
A particularly memorable match between the two sides came on 1 February 1958, when they met in a league fixture at Highbury – the last league game that United played before the Munich air disaster five days later, which claimed the lives of eight of their players and saw two other players injured to such an extent that they never played again. United won the game 5–4, with goals from Tommy Taylor (twice), Duncan Edwards, Bobby Charlton and Dennis Viollet. Five of the United players who would lose their lives as a result of crash took to the field in the game – captain and full-back Roger Byrne, right-half Eddie Colman, centre-half Mark Jones, left-half Duncan Edwards and centre-forward Tommy Taylor.
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