League Division One · Matchday 38
Arsenal v Manchester United
3–0
Manchester United lost 0–3 to Arsenal at Highbury on Monday 2nd May 1983 in the League Division One.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 23' David O'Leary 1–0
- Half Time
- 78' Brian Talbot 2–0
- 86' Brian Talbot 3–0
- Minute not recorded
- — Remi Moses
- Full Time 3–0
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Terry Neill
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 138 of 245
245
Played
100
Won
55
Drawn
90
Lost
368
Goals For
349
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th October 1894. After this match United had played Arsenal 138 times: 56W 27D 55L.
15 Feb 1983 W 4–2 LC 23 Feb 1983 W 2–1 LC 16 Apr 1983 W 2–1 FAC
2 May 1983 L 0–3 This match
6 Sep 1983 W 3–2 D1 17 Mar 1984 W 4–0 D1 2 Nov 1984 W 4–2 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 117 | 66 | 30 | 21 | 211 | 104 | 56.4 |
| Away | 117 | 31 | 21 | 65 | 146 | 230 | 26.5 |
| Neutral | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 27.3 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →