League Division One · Matchday 04
Arsenal v Manchester United
2–3
Manchester United beat Arsenal 3–2 at Highbury on Tuesday 6th September 1983 in the League Division One. Kevin Moran (8'), Frank Stapleton (14') and Bryan Robson (40') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 3' Tony Woodcock 1–0
- 8' Kevin Moran 1–1
- 14' Frank Stapleton 1–2
- 40' Bryan Robson 1–3
- Half Time
- 88' Brian Talbot 2–3
- Minute not recorded
- — Remi Moses
- Full Time 2–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
7 Bryan Robson 40'
Substitutes
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Terry Neill
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 139 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 139 times: 57W 27D 55L.
23 Feb 1983 W 2–1 LC 16 Apr 1983 W 2–1 FAC 2 May 1983 L 0–3 D1
6 Sep 1983 W 3–2 This match
17 Mar 1984 W 4–0 D1 2 Nov 1984 W 4–2 D1 23 Feb 1985 W 1–0 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 →