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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 53 and win only 16 of the 93 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2006, with Man Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 09 Apr | Man Utd. | 2 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 03 Jan | Arsenal | 0 - 0 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 May | Arsenal | 0 - 0 | Man Utd. | FAC |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 01 Feb | Arsenal | 2 - 4 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 01 Dec | Man Utd. | 1 - 0 | Arsenal | LGEC |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 24 Oct | Man Utd. | 2 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 08 Aug | Arsenal | 3 - 1 | Man Utd. | SHLD |
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 13 goals for the Red Devils, with 3 goals against.
Arsenal's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Gunners pummel 11 goals, and let in 3.
Man Utd. are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 12 points from the 4 games played. Arsenal are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 2 points from 3 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 18 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Arsenal are performing with pride on their travels, but the FootyMad panel believes it may not be enough to prevent the Red Devils coming away with a hard-fought home win. Home win.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Won their latest 6 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Arsenal | 6 games since last away draw. |