Manchester United vs Arsenal: Last 3 meetings between the two sides | Premier League 2019/20

Over the years, Arsenal and Manchester United have engaged themselves in numerous titanic encounters. One’s mind quickly casts back to the illustrious rivalry Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson enjoyed, in which both sides fought tooth and nail to topple the other to the Premier League crown.

However, in the past few seasons, both the Gunners and the Red Devils have failed to mount a substantial assault on the title, meaning that they’ve been reduced to feeding off scraps and fighting for Champions League qualification instead.

Yet, that hasn’t dwindled the needle that always existed between the foes in this fabled rivalry.

In the 2018-19 term, the sides’ paths crossed thrice with Arsenal and United splitting the spoils equally, courtesy a win apiece and a stalemate.

Thus, through the course of this article, we would relive those games and prepare ourselves for the monumental showdown at Old Trafford on Monday.

(The previous meetings are listed chronologically with the most recent being the last)

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#3 Manchester United 2-2 Arsenal at Old Trafford on the 5th of December, 2018 (Premier League)

Manchester United and Arsenal shared the spoils in an entertaining game

In the pair’s first clash of the 2018-19 season, the teams indulged in an entertaining yet extremely error-prone affair.

The Gunners came into the encounter high on confidence after waltzing past Tottenham Hotspur a week earlier and continued in the same vein when Shkodran Mustafi rose high in the United penalty area to divert a header at goal. David de Gea made a complete meal of his attempted save and somehow managed to palm it into his own net.

However, a defensive mistake at the other end allowed the Red Devils to claw back into the encounter, when Anthony Martial was accorded the freedom inside the penalty area to restore parity.

Arsenal again went ahead in the 2nd half courtesy a calamitous mistake by Marcos Rojo, which culminated with the Argentine putting the ball in his own net.

However, the Gunners tried their level best to outdo the Argentine’s defensive lapse when Bernd Leno and Sead Kolasinac’s communication broke down, which resulted in Jesse Lingard scoring.

Though both sides had chances to win the game thereafter, none managed to make the net ripple, leaving Arsenal and United to ponder what might have been, had such elementary errors not creeped into their game.

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#2 Arsenal 1-3 Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium on the 25th of January, 2019 (FA Cup)

Manchester United edged past Arsenal in the FA Cup

The fourth-round tie of the 2018-19 FA Cup saw Arsenal battling Manchester United at the Emirates.

Though the Gunners managed to dominate possession, they failed to carve out too many clear-cut chances, meaning that they committed more players forward in search of those opportunities.

Subsequently, they left the back door open and the Red Devils barged through it on 3 occasions with Martial, Lingard and former Arsenal forward, Alexis Sanchez scoring.

Though Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang briefly brought Arsenal back into the game, it merely acted as a consolation as the visitors qualified for the 5th round of the competition.

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#1 Arsenal 2-0 Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium on the 10th of March, 2019 (Premier League)

Arsenal got the better of Manchester United in their last meeting

At the start of 2019, Manchester United were undergoing a scintillating spell under the stewardship of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. After travelling to Paris with a two-goal deficit, the Red Devils managed to turn the tables on Paris Saint-Germain, meaning that they pulled off an improbable upset in the Champions League Round of 16.

On the back of that magnificent result, United made the trip to the Emirates as they looked to continue their rich vein of form and in the process and earmark themselves as genuine top four contenders.

However, after the high of mid-week, the Red Devils were brought crashing down to earth by Arsenal, courtesy of a 2-0 defeat.

Though the visitors had their chances to stamp their authority on the game, they lacked a cutting edge in the offensive third, thereby allowing the Gunners to grab the game by the scruff of the neck and tilt it their way.

Aubameyang and Granit Xhaka popped up with the goals for the hosts with the Swiss’ goal again raising questions about De Gea’s wretched form.

On that day, Arsenal exposed a few frailties that United possessed and those weaknesses haven’t shown any signs of going away, even this term.

And, though it might sound a little far-fetched, that evening at the Emirates burst the Red Devils’ bubble emphatically.

Consequently, they’ve traversed on a downward spiral that has just become steeper with each passing game.