Manchester United vs Arsenal, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueMan United 0-1 Arsenal: Calafiori set-piece goal proves decisive
Arsenal got their Premier League title tilt off to a winning start as they earned a narrow win over Ruben Amorim's new-look Manchester United team.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
- 4': Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Mason Mount with a through ball.
- 7': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 7': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
- 7': Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt missed. Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a set piece situation.
- 8': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
- 8': Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Corner,Manchester United. Conceded by Ben White.
- 12': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 13': Goal! Manchester United 0, Arsenal 1. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) header from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 16': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
- 17': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 18': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
- 18': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Altay Bayindir (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
- 20': Foul by Matthijs de Ligt (Manchester United).
- 20': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Offside, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori is caught offside.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Casemiro.
- 25': Corner,Manchester United. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 26': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Altay Bayindir (Manchester United). Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 27': Altay Bayindir (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
- 27': Offside, Manchester United. Diogo Dalot is caught offside.
- 30': Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a fast break.
- 33': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 34': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
- 35': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Altay Bayindir (Manchester United). Assisted by Ben White.
- 36': Offside, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres is caught offside.
- 38': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 38': Foul by Leny Yoro (Manchester United).
- 38': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United).
- 40': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Patrick Dorgu.
- 41': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 41': Attempt missed. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 42': Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
- 42': Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester United 0, Arsenal 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 0, Arsenal 1.
- 47': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
- 47': Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
- 48': Matthijs de Ligt (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Shaw.
- 52': Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
- 52': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 52': Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 53': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 55': Substitution, Manchester United. Amad Diallo replaces Diogo Dalot.
- 56': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
- 56': Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 60': Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
- 60': Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
- 62': Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Foul by Noni Madueke (Arsenal).
- 64': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
- 65': Substitution, Manchester United. Manuel Ugarte replaces Casemiro.
- 65': Substitution, Manchester United. Benjamin Sesko replaces Mason Mount.
- 68': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United).
- 68': Noni Madueke (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 69': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Ben White (Arsenal).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Jurriën Timber replaces Ben White because of an injury.
- 72': Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
- 73': Attempt saved. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by David Raya (Arsenal).
- 74': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 74': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
- 74': Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United).
- 75': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt saved. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Manuel Ugarte.
- 80': Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Maguire replaces Luke Shaw.
- 81': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 81': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 82': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Patrick Dorgu.
- 83': Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Declan Rice.
- 83': Amad Diallo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
- 85': Foul by Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United).
- 85': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': David Raya (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Attempt missed. Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko.
- 89': Attempt missed. Matthijs de Ligt (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Matthijs de Ligt (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko.
- 90': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
- 90'+2': Corner,Arsenal. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 90'+2': Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
- 90'+3': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United).
- 90'+3': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Amad Diallo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 90'+5': Corner,Manchester United. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Matthijs de Ligt (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Manchester United 0, Arsenal 1.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester United 0, Arsenal 1.
Statistics
 ARS |
MAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 7 | Saves | 2 |
| 38.9 | Possession | 61.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 219 | Accurate Passes | 393 |
| 294 | Passes | 475 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 18 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 30 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 1 | +2 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Manchester United (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Altay Bayindir (GK) |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 23 | Luke Shaw |
| 15 | Leny Yoro |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 18 | Casemiro |
| 13 | Patrick Dorgu  |
| 2 | Diogo Dalot |
| 10 | Matheus Cunha |
| 7 | Mason Mount |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Raya (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 33 | Riccardo Calafiori |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 36 | Martín Zubimendi |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 14 | Viktor Gyökeres |
| 11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
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