arsenal vs man utd head to head premier league
Arsenal F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry Arsenal and Manchester United first played a competitive match in October 1894; as of April 2018, the two clubs have faced each other 228 times in total. United have won 96 to Arsenal's 82, and 50 matches have ended in a draw. Wayne Rooney has scored the most goals in the fixture with 12, while Ryan Giggs has made the highest number of appearances with 50. Several players have featured for both clubs at different stages of their career, including Brian Kidd, Andy Cole, David Platt, Robin van Persie, Danny Welbeck and former manager George Graham.[8]
List of FA Community Shield matches Manchester United hold the record for the most victories, winning the competition 21 times since its inception.[B][15] They also hold the distinction of having the most appearances (30) and most losses (9). Although the Shield has had its share of historical moments – from Eric Cantona's first career hat-trick in 1992,[16] to Manchester United's first loss of 1999 ending a streak of 33 consecutive games without a defeat[17] – it has been dismissed as a ceremonial friendly that is not on par with other domestic honours in terms of prestige.[14][18][19] Winning the Shield has proven to be an unreliable indicator of success in the forthcoming season.[1][18] Since the establishment of the Premier League in 1992, only seven clubs that won the Shield proceeded to become League champions in the same season, the last being Manchester United in 2010–11.[18] Indeed, Gianluca Vialli was sacked only weeks after guiding Chelsea to the victory in the 2000 match, following a lacklustre start to the season.[20] The current holders are Arsenal, who defeated Chelsea in a penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw in the 2017 edition.[21]
Manchester derby City won their first honour in 1904 with victory in the FA Cup and United in 1908 with the Football League First Division title. There have been four occasions where City and United, finished champions and runners-up in the league, the 1967–68, 2011–12, 2012–13, and 2017–18 seasons. On the first two occasions City pipped United to the title in the last game of the season, with both teams going into their final games level on points. In 2013 United finished 11 points clear to clinch their 20th title. City finished 19 points clear in 2018, breaking a record set by United in 1999–2000 season. Three semi-finals (two in the FA Cup and one in the League Cup) have been played between both clubs, but they have never met in the final of any senior competition.
2015–16 Premier League Chelsea began the season as defending champions of the 2014–15 season. AFC Bournemouth, Watford and Norwich City entered as the three promoted teams from the 2014–15 Football League Championship.