Once a meeting between English Premier League’s two most dominant sides, a clash seen as the title decider seasons ago, Arsenal vs Manchester United is a fixture that pales in comparison to their previous encounters.
Nonetheless, their meetings never fail to entertain the crowd and million of followers, and when the Red Devils travel to north London this Sunday to lock horns with Arsene Wenger’s crew, expect nothing but beautiful football.
Only three points separate first-placed Red Devils and the fourth-placed Gunners, and a win will do wonders in improving one of the two teams' title hopes, with Manchester City and Chelsea stumbling in the Premier League race.
But how do you predict a winner for the thrilling weekend clash? We got the top 5 Arsenal vs Man United facts for you!
Wayne Rooney to score at the Emirates
Rooney’s name probably rings fear in the hearts of the Arsenal supporters. The English forward has scored a whopping 11 goals in 25 meeting with the Gunners. Will Sunday see goal number 12 arrive?
Man United’s unbeaten away run to come to an end?
The Red Devils have never went for five straight away games against Arsenal without losing. Coincidentally, their current tally stands at four games without a defeat.
The Gunners to concede vs the Red Devils…
The north London side have only managed two clean sheets in their last 6 home clashes with Man United. In addition, the Arsenal back four have already leaked in 7 goals so far.
and score past David de Gea
Wenger, however, has an array of attacking talents at his disposal, with the speedy Theo Walcott and his 12 goals in 13 starts, the aerial-dominant Olivier Giroud, and last Saturday’s hat-trick hero Alexis Sanchez.
Furthermore, the Gunners boast the league’s top two most creative players in the form of Mesut Ozil and Santi Cazorla, with 29 and 28 goalscoring chances to their name, respectively.
Van Gaal bosses Wenger in the head-to-head department
The Dutch and French tacticians have met previously on five occasions, with Van Gaal winning two and drawing two, whilst only losing once to Le Prof.
