Manchester United vs Arsenal Prediction : Gunners' title bid begins against Ruben Amorim's new offense

Manchester United vs Arsenal: Key Stats

• Arsenal look to kick off new season on a high note, beating Man Utd with 46.3% Opta supercomputerof 10,000 pre-game simulations.
• For only the second time in the history of the English league, United will host Arsenal in their first match of the season, having previously beaten the Gunners 4-1 in the 1989-90 season.
• Mikel Arteta's side are unbeaten in their last 14 Premier League away games (W7 D7), a record dating back to November.

MANCHESTER Manchester United and Arsenal have very different fortunes for the 2024-25 season, but both sides will defy the odds to get the new Premier League off to an encouraging start They start 2025-26 on a level playing field.

Manchester United had their worst Premier League season as they finished 15th and also lost to Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League final. However, Arsenal's title challenge ended in failure as they remained runners-up for the third consecutive year.

Arsenal are aiming to fight for the title again This is their 100th consecutive season in the English top flight, the longest sustained run of any side.

Positive start to the semester bodes well; they won They have won their first league game in five of the last six seasons (L1), including each of the first three. They last had a longer run of Opening Day victories (five games) between the 2001-02 season and the 2005-06 season.

Their strong away form was one of the highlights of last season, especially in the second half of the campaign. They enter Sunday's game unbeaten in their last 14 Premier League away games (W7 D7) since a 1-0 loss to Newcastle United in November.

Mikel Arteta strengthened his team in the summer, laying down the acquisition of Victor's mark Gyökeres, Martín Zubimendi and Noni Madueke as Basque coach hoping to finally turn the Gunners into champions.

Gyökeres, who has scored 68 league goals in the last two games season, could outscore his former Sporting Portugal boss Ruben Amorim. But even if the Swede doesn't score, Arsenal do tend to score at Old Trafford, scoring in every game their last 11 Premier League visits (14 goals).

However, Amorim will be keen to create a cold streak as he begins his first full season in charge of United, who begin the Premier League season at home for the ninth consecutive year.

The Red Devils have won more opening games in the tournament often than any other team (22), while also having the best winning percentage of playing more than one season on either side of MD 1 (67%).

Manchester United's overall league winning streak failed to Last season. But after beating Aston Villa on the final day of the 2024-25 season, they could be on a winning streak in the Premier League for the first time since defeating Fulham in MD 1 last season 1-0.

Like Arsenal, Manchester United have spent a lot of money trying to strengthen their team, bringing in Matheus Cunha, Brian Mbemo and Benjamin Cesc. But they may still focus on their star player and captain Bruno Fernandes, who was their only goal-scorer against top six opponents at home last season, including a free kick against the Gunners.

Manchester United vs Arsenal Head-to-head

Manchester United have only lost two of their last 18 Premier League matches at home to Arsenal (10-6).

However, both losses came to the Gunners (1-0 in both November 2020 and May 2024), coached by Arteta.

It's only the second time in English league history that United will host Arsenal in the league opener, after beating the Gunners 4-1 in the 1989-90 season.

Manchester United have won a total of 243 games in 99 meetings with Arsenal (D55 L89). They have only beaten Aston Villa (107 times) Usually, though, they would be the first team to beat the Gunners by 100 if they win on Sunday.

Manchester United vs Arsenal Predictions

Opta supercomputer expects Arteta to be at Old Trafford, where Arsenal have a 45.1% chance of winning on Sunday.

United looking to get off to a winning start The campaign team has a score of just 29.51 TP3T, while the game is simmering at 25.41 TP3T.