Charity Shield · Final
Manchester United v Arsenal
0–3
Manchester United lost 0–3 to Arsenal at Wembley (N) on Sunday 9th August 1998 in the Charity Shield.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 34' Marc Overmars 0–1
- Half Time
- 53' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Butt
- 57' Christopher Wreh 0–2
- 70' Teddy Sheringham for Cole
- 70' Phillip Neville for Scholes
- 70' Jordi Cruyff for Giggs
- 72' Nicholas Anelka 0–3
- 76' Henning Berg for Keane
- Full Time 0–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
53' for Butt
Teddy Sheringham
70' for Cole
Phillip Neville
70' for Scholes
Jordi Cruyff
70' for Giggs
Henning Berg
76' for Keane
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Arsene Wenger
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 172 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 172 times: 71W 35D 66L.
19 Feb 1997 W 2–1 PL 9 Nov 1997 L 2–3 PL 14 Mar 1998 L 0–1 PL
9 Aug 1998 L 0–3 This match
20 Sep 1998 L 0–3 PL 17 Feb 1999 D 1–1 PL 11 Apr 1999 D 0–0 FAC | 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 →