League Division One · Matchday 32

Manchester United v Arsenal

4–0

Saturday 17th March 1984 · Old Trafford · Att: 48,942

Manchester United beat Arsenal 4–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 17th March 1984 in the League Division One. Arnold Muhren (10', 44'), Frank Stapleton (63') and Bryan Robson (89') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
10' Arnold Muhren pen 1–0
44' Arnold Muhren 2–0
Half Time
63' Frank Stapleton 3–0
64' Mark Hughes for Whiteside
89' Bryan Robson 4–0
Full Time 4–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

7 Bryan Robson 89'

8 Arnold Muhren 10', 44'

9 Frank Stapleton 63'

10 Norman Whiteside

11 Remi Moses

Substitutes

Mark Hughes

64' for Whiteside

Managers

MUFC

Ron Atkinson

Manchester United

OPP

Don Howe

Arsenal

United vs Arsenal History

Meeting 140 of 245

245

Played

100

Won

Drawn

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 140 times: 58W 27D 55L.

16 Apr 1983 W 2–1 FAC 2 May 1983 L 0–3 D1 6 Sep 1983 W 3–2 D1

17 Mar 1984 W 4–0 This match

2 Nov 1984 W 4–2 D1 23 Feb 1985 W 1–0 D1 24 Aug 1985 W 2–1 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

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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 →