League Division One · Matchday 03
Arsenal v Manchester United
0–0
Manchester United drew 0–0 with Arsenal at Highbury on Saturday 25th August 1979 in the League Division One.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 75' Steven Paterson for Coppell
- Full Time 0–0
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Steven Paterson
75' for Coppell
Managers
MUFC
Dave Sexton
Manchester United
OPP
Terry Neill
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 128 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 128 times: 52W 23D 53L.
23 Sep 1978 D 1–1 D1 3 Feb 1979 L 0–2 D1 12 May 1979 L 2–3 FAC
25 Aug 1979 D 0–0 This match
29 Dec 1979 W 3–0 D1 11 Oct 1980 D 0–0 D1 20 Dec 1980 L 1–2 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 →