League Division One · Matchday 23
Arsenal v Manchester United
2–1
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Arsenal at Highbury on Saturday 20th December 1980 in the League Division One. Lou Macari (67') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 29' Graham Rix 1–0
- Half Time
- 58' Paul Vaessen 2–0
- 67' Lou Macari 2–1
- Full Time 2–1
Starting XI
Player
10 Lou Macari 67'
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
Terry Neill
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 131 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 131 times: 53W 24D 54L.
25 Aug 1979 D 0–0 D1 29 Dec 1979 W 3–0 D1 11 Oct 1980 D 0–0 D1
20 Dec 1980 L 1–2 This match
26 Sep 1981 D 0–0 D1 20 Feb 1982 D 0–0 D1 25 Sep 1982 D 0–0 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 →