Premiership · Matchday 05
Arsenal v Manchester United
3–0
Manchester United lost 0–3 to Arsenal at Highbury on Sunday 20th September 1998 in the Premiership.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 14' Tony Adams 1–0
- 44' Nicholas Anelka 2–0
- Half Time
- 80' Freddie Ljungberg 3–0
- Minute not recorded
- — Nicky Butt
- Full Time 3–0
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Arsene Wenger
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 173 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 173 times: 71W 35D 67L.
9 Nov 1997 L 2–3 PL 14 Mar 1998 L 0–1 PL 9 Aug 1998 L 0–3 CS
20 Sep 1998 L 0–3 This match
17 Feb 1999 D 1–1 PL 11 Apr 1999 D 0–0 FAC 14 Apr 1999 W 2–1 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 →