Manchester United 8-2 Arsenal

Goals

We hold the scorer for 9 of the 10 goals in this match; the rest are recorded without a name.

• 22' D. Welbeck for Manchester United (assist Anderson)
• 28' A. Young for Manchester United
• 42' W. Rooney for Manchester United (assist A. Young)
• 45+3' Theo Walcott for Arsenal (assist T. Rosický)
• 64' W. Rooney for Manchester United (assist A. Young)
• 67' Nani for Manchester United (assist W. Rooney)
• 75' Robin van Persie for Arsenal (assist C. Jenkinson)
• 87' W. Rooney for Manchester United — Penalty (assist P. Evra)
• 90+2' A. Young for Manchester United (assist R. Giggs)

Lineups

Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.

Manchester United

Starting XI

• 1 · David de Gea
• 3 · Patrice Evra
• 4 · P. Jones
• 6 · Jonny Evans
• 8 · Anderson
• 10 · W. Rooney
• 12 · C. Smalling
• 17 · Nani
• 18 · A. Young
• 19 · D. Welbeck
• 23 · T. Cleverley

Substitutes

• 5 · R. Ferdinand
• 9 · Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov
• 14 · J. Hernández
• 20 · Fábio
• 34 · A. Lindegaard

Arsenal

Starting XI

• 6 · Laurent Koscielny
• 7 · T. Rosický
• 10 · Robin van Persie
• 13 · W. Szczęsny
• 14 · Theo Walcott
• 16 · A. Ramsey
• 20 · Johan Danon Djourou-Gbadjere
• 23 · Andrey Arshavin
• 25 · C. Jenkinson
• 30 · Armand Traoré
• 39 · F. Coquelin

Substitutes

• 15 · A. Oxlade-Chamberlain
• 21 · Ł. Fabiański
• 29 · M. Chamakh
• 46 · H. Lansbury
• 49 · Ignasi Miquel
• 53 · Oğuzhan Özyakup
• 56 · Gilles Sunu

Recent form (last 5)

Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.

• Manchester United: WWWDW · 13 pts from 5 · 12-5
• Arsenal: LDDLL · 2 pts from 5 · 4-9

Head-to-head

Most recent meetings between Manchester United and Arsenal.

• Arsenal 2-3 Manchester United · Jan 25, 2026
• Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal · Aug 17, 2025
• Manchester United 1-1 Arsenal · Mar 9, 2025
• Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United · Jan 12, 2025
• Arsenal 2-0 Manchester United · Dec 4, 2024