League Division One · Matchday 01
Arsenal v Manchester United
1–0
Manchester United lost 0–1 to Arsenal at Highbury on Saturday 23rd August 1986 in the League Division One.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 80' Charlie Nicholas 1–0
- 81' Jesper Olsen for C. Gibson
- Full Time 1–0
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Jesper Olsen
81' for Gibson, C.
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
George Graham
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 145 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 145 times: 61W 27D 57L.
23 Feb 1985 W 1–0 D1 24 Aug 1985 W 2–1 D1 21 Dec 1985 L 0–1 D1
23 Aug 1986 L 0–1 This match
24 Jan 1987 W 2–0 D1 19 Aug 1987 D 0–0 D1 24 Jan 1988 W 2–1 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 →