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Arsenal face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford at tea-time on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Gunners will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 56 and win only 17 of the 98 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2009, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 May | Man. Utd. | 0 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 05 May | Arsenal | 1 - 3 | Man. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 29 Apr | Man. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Arsenal | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 13 Apr | Man. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 16 Feb | Man. Utd. | 4 - 0 | Arsenal | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Arsenal | 2 - 2 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Red Devils, with 2 goals against.
The Gunners have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Those games have seen the Gunners pummel 15 goals, and let in 6.
Man. Utd.'s total of 6 points from their 3 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Arsenal's total of 6 points from their 2 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Gunners's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Man. Utd., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Arsenal | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |