On Sunday, May 12th, Arsenal plays an important match against Manchester United, away from home. Arsenal can further strengthen their lead, while United is trying to break into the top 5. Both teams will be eager to earn any additional points. Here’s some more information about the two opponents.
Manchester United vs Arsenal
Although these two teams have faced each other many times before, the rivalry intensified from the 1990s onwards. Sir Alex Ferguson was the manager of Manchester United at the time. Several minor clashes between players from both teams led to matches being played with increasing intensity. In 1996, tensions escalated further when Arsène Wenger was appointed as the manager of Arsenal, and there were some altercations between goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel and forward Ian Wright, respectively from Manchester United and Arsenal. The feud between the two teams gradually cooled off from 2008 onwards.
Their first direct encounter dates back to October 13th, 1894. The teams were then known as ‘Newton Heath’ and ‘Woolwich Arsenal’. The match ended in a 3-3 draw. In total, these teams have played against each other 240 times, with 209 of those matches being in the Premier League. Of those 240 matches, Arsenal won 88 times, and Manchester United won 99 times.
Manchester United
This English club was founded in 1878 and is the most successful team in English football to date. Much of their fame is attributed to Sir Alex Ferguson, who joined the club as manager in 1986. United has won the English championship twenty times and was also the first club to win the Premier League. It is also one of the few European top clubs to have won all three UEFA main competitions: the Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, and the Europa League. The only other teams to achieve this feat were Ajax, Chelsea, Juventus, and Bayern Munich. Manchester United plays their home matches at Old Trafford, and that’s where this match will be played.
United is currently in 8th place in the Premier League, outside the top 5. However, they only need to earn one point to move up a place, as Chelsea has the same number of points. With the remaining matches, this is still possible, but they will need to improve their recent form. In their last 5 matches, they have only won once, and apart from one loss, they have drawn the rest.
The coach of Manchester United is Dutchman Erik ten Hag. He can field a team including players like Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund. Hojlund has scored 8 goals and Rashford 7, the same as Scott McTominay. McTominay also scored in the FA Cup final, when Manchester United defeated Liverpool 4-3. The player with the most goals this season for Manchester United is Bruno Fernandes.
Arsenal
Arsenal FC was founded in 1886 and is one of the most successful clubs in England. The ‘Gunners’ play their home matches at the Emirates Stadium, the third-largest football stadium in England. Their most successful manager was Arsène Wenger, who remained the manager of the club from 1996 until 2018. Arsenal has won the league title 13 times and the FA Cup 14 times.
Although Arsenal is currently the leader in the Premier League, they cannot celebrate just yet. Manchester City is only one point behind. Nonetheless, Arsenal can look back on a very successful season: they won 26 out of the 36 matches played, accumulating 83 points. They also performed well in the Champions League, finishing at the top of Group B. They then faced Porto in the round of 16, winning 4-2 on penalties after two matches. However, their Champions League journey ended in the quarter-finals, as Bayern Munich emerged as the winners with a 3-2 aggregate score.
The current coach of Arsenal is Mikel Arteta. His team includes key players like Kai Havertz and Declan Rice, but it’s Bukayo Saka who contributes the most goals: he has provided 16 goals and 9 assists for the Gunners this season. Kai Havertz has already scored 12 goals, and the third highest scorer is Belgian Leandro Trossard, who has scored 11 goals so far.
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