League Division One · Matchday 05
Manchester United v Arsenal
0–0
Manchester United drew 0–0 with Arsenal at Old Trafford on Saturday 26th August 1972 in the League Division One.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Frank O'Farrell
Manchester United
OPP
Bertie Mee
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 114 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 114 times: 50W 20D 44L.
19 Dec 1970 L 1–3 D1 20 Aug 1971 W 3–1 D1 25 Apr 1972 L 0–3 D1
26 Aug 1972 D 0–0 This match
6 Jan 1973 L 1–3 D1 25 Aug 1973 L 0–3 D1 19 Jan 1974 D 1–1 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 |
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 →