Premiership · Matchday 31
Manchester United v Arsenal
0–1
Manchester United lost 0–1 to Arsenal at Old Trafford on Saturday 14th March 1998 in the Premiership.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 53' Ben Thornley for Curtis
- 77' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for P.Neville
- 79' David May for Johnsen
- 80' Marc Overmars 0–1
- Full Time 0–1
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Ben Thornley
53' for Curtis
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
77' for P.Neville
David May
79' for Johnsen
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Arsene Wenger
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 171 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 171 times: 71W 35D 65L.
16 Nov 1996 W 1–0 PL 19 Feb 1997 W 2–1 PL 9 Nov 1997 L 2–3 PL
14 Mar 1998 L 0–1 This match
9 Aug 1998 L 0–3 CS 20 Sep 1998 L 0–3 PL 17 Feb 1999 D 1–1 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 →