Man United vs Arsenal: Betting Insights, Preview, and Predictions

United are fighting to close the gap, but can they break their four-game Premier League losing streak against the Gunners?

March 8, 2025
2:55 pm

Once the Premier League’s fiercest rivalry, Manchester United heads into this latest showdown with Arsenal trailing by a whopping 21 points. After a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, the Red Devils will be battling fatigue and the distraction of the upcoming return leg as they aim for their first back-to-back Premier League wins this season.

That’s a tall order against an opponent they’ve lost to in the last four Premier League matchups, marking United’s longest losing streak against Arsenal in league history. Ruben Amorim’s squad came out on top the last time these teams met in the FA Cup back in January, but snagging a 100th H2H win here will need a rare home league victory for the Red Devils, who have only won two of their last seven matches at Old Trafford.

Arsenal were 1-0 winners here last season and roll in with confidence, looking for consecutive H2H league wins on this ground for the first time since February 1979. After failing to score in their last two Premier League games, the Gunners made history by becoming the first team in UEFA Champions League history to score seven goals in an away knockout stage match, crushing PSV 7-1 on Tuesday.

Pre-game odds and win probability: Arsenal is the clear favorite

HOME: 4/1 – 20%
DRAW: 5/2 – 28.6%
AWAY: 8/11 – 57.9%

(*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change.)

Best Odds

Match to end in a draw @13/5
Goals under 2.5 @7/10
Leandro Trossard to score @13/2

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Players to watch

United’s lack of attacking options has given Joshua Zirkzee a chance to shine—he scored against Sociedad midweek and netted the winning penalty when the Red Devils knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup. Leandro Trossard, one of six scorers against PSV, is aiming to become just the third Arsenal player in Premier League history to score at Old Trafford in consecutive seasons.

Match Facts

Man United are unbeaten in their last four matches across all competitions.
Arsenal have scored in each of their last 10 Premier League away games against Man United.
The Red Devils secured a 3-2 win in their last league match against Ipswich Town.

Mikel Arteta will be in charge for his 200th Premier League game, with only four managers in history having more wins (118) in their first 200 games. Seven of those wins came against Manchester United, and the Spaniard boasts the best win rate of any manager facing the Red Devils at least five times in the competition (70%).

Hot stat: Since Amorim took charge of Manchester United, only Leicester (13) have conceded the opening goal more than the Red Devils (12).