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Premier League | Gameweek 14
Dec 2, 2021 at 8.15pm UK
Old Trafford
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Man Utd
3 - 2
Arsenal

Fernandes (44'), Ronaldo (52', 70' pen.)
McTominay (45+1')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Smith Rowe (13'), Odegaard (54')

The Match

Team News

Gabriel Martinelli and Mohamed Elneny make the Arsenal starting lineup for Thursday's Premier League clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Premier League clash between Manchester United and Arsenal, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Arsenal could line up for Thursday's Premier League clash with Manchester United.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Manchester United's injury and suspension news ahead of Thursday's Premier League clash with Arsenal.

We said: Manchester United 1-1 Arsenal

It is difficult to know exactly what to expect from this Man United side as the club works to sort out Rangnick's visa, but if the hosts want to impress the much-admired German, a greater urgency to press higher up the field should be on the menu. Arsenal's alarming lack of goals away from home will not be helped by Saka's expected absence and Aubameyang's misfiring tendencies, but they have been a bogey team for United in recent years and can harbour hopes of all three points here, although they may have to settle for just one. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester United win with a probability of 44.83%. A win for Arsenal had a probability of 30.23% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.18%) and 2-0 (7.43%). The likeliest Arsenal win was 0-1 (7.56%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.77%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Manchester United would win this match.

Result
Manchester UnitedDrawArsenal
44.83%24.94%30.23%
Both teams to score 56.02%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.93%47.07%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.69%69.31%
Manchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.96%21.04%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.16%53.83%
Arsenal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.94%29.06%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.03%64.97%
Score Analysis
    Manchester United 44.83%
    Arsenal 30.23%
    Draw 24.93%
Manchester UnitedDrawArsenal
1-0 @ 9.53%
2-1 @ 9.18%
2-0 @ 7.43%
3-1 @ 4.77%
3-0 @ 3.86%
3-2 @ 2.95%
4-1 @ 1.86%
4-0 @ 1.5%
4-2 @ 1.15%
Other @ 2.61%
Total : 44.83%
1-1 @ 11.77%
0-0 @ 6.11%
2-2 @ 5.67%
3-3 @ 1.21%
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 24.93%
0-1 @ 7.56%
1-2 @ 7.28%
0-2 @ 4.67%
1-3 @ 3%
2-3 @ 2.34%
0-3 @ 1.92%
1-4 @ 0.93%
Other @ 2.54%
Total : 30.23%

How you voted: Man Utd vs Arsenal

Manchester United
49.9%
Draw
17.5%
Arsenal
32.5%
885
Head to Head
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0-0
Man Utd
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Wan-Bissaka (51'), Pogba (73'), Maguire (76')
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Aubameyang (69' pen.)
Holding (25'), Magalhaes (27'), Aubameyang (87')
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Mikel Arteta in charge of Arsenal in November 2021
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Manchester United interim manager Michael Carrick on November 28, 2021
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Dec 1, 23:13
Manchester United's Luke Shaw walks off the pitch on November 7, 2021
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Dec 1, 15:34
Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pictured in November 2021
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Dec 1, 13:48
Bukayo Saka goes off injured for Arsenal on November 27, 2021
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Manchester United interim manager Michael Carrick on November 28, 2021
Michael Carrick's playing record vs. Arsenal
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Dec 1, 11:24
Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts on September 11, 2021
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Dec 1, 11:06
Manchester United interim manager Michael Carrick on November 28, 2021
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Dec 1, 09:23
Manchester United's Jadon Sancho celebrates scoring their first goal with Marcus Rashford on November 28, 2021
Manchester United looking to avoid worst ever run against Arsenal
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Dec 1, 09:12
Former RB Leipzig boss Ralf Rangnick pictured in January 2019
Ralf Rangnick to miss Manchester United's Premier League fixture with Arsenal
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Nov 30, 12:58
Bukayo Saka goes off injured for Arsenal on November 27, 2021
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Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Arsenal could line up for Thursday's Premier League clash with Manchester United.
Nov 30, 10:59
Harry Maguire celebrates scoring for England against Albania on November 12, 2021
How Manchester United could line up against Arsenal
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Nov 30, 10:52
Former RB Leipzig boss Ralf Rangnick pictured in January 2019
Manchester United 'fear Ralf Rangnick will miss Arsenal game'
Manchester United reportedly fear that newly-appointed boss Ralf Rangnick will be forced to miss Thursday's Premier League fixture with Arsenal.
Nov 29, 23:09
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba pictured on October 16, 2021
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Sports Mole rounds up Manchester United's injury and suspension news ahead of Thursday's Premier League clash with Arsenal.
Nov 29, 08:10
Bukayo Saka goes off injured for Arsenal on November 27, 2021
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3Arsenal1585229151429
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5Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest157441918125
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7Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton156632522324
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