Premiership · Matchday 14
Arsenal v Manchester United
3–2
Manchester United lost 2–3 to Arsenal at Highbury on Sunday 9th November 1997 in the Premiership. Teddy Sheringham (33', 40') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 9' Nicholas Anelka 1–0
- 27' Patrick Vieira 2–0
- 33' Teddy Sheringham 2–1
- 39' Ronny Johnsen for Pallister
- 40' Teddy Sheringham 2–2
- Half Time
- 72' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Giggs
- 83' David Platt 3–2
- Full Time 3–2
Starting XI
Player
10 Teddy Sheringham 33', 40'
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Arsene Wenger
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 170 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 170 times: 71W 35D 64L.
20 Mar 1996 W 1–0 PL 16 Nov 1996 W 1–0 PL 19 Feb 1997 W 2–1 PL
9 Nov 1997 L 2–3 This match
14 Mar 1998 L 0–1 PL 9 Aug 1998 L 0–3 CS 20 Sep 1998 L 0–3 PL | 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 →