League Division One · Matchday 07
Arsenal v Manchester United
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Arsenal at Highbury on Saturday 23rd September 1978 in the League Division One. Steve Coppell (29') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 29' Steve Coppell 0–1
- 34' David Price 1–1
- Full Time 1–1
Starting XI
Player
7 Steve Coppell 29'
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
Terry Neill
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 125 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 125 times: 52W 22D 51L.
30 Aug 1977 L 2–3 LC 5 Nov 1977 L 1–2 D1 1 Apr 1978 L 1–3 D1
23 Sep 1978 D 1–1 This match
3 Feb 1979 L 0–2 D1 12 May 1979 L 2–3 FAC 25 Aug 1979 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 →