League Division One · Matchday 07
Arsenal v Manchester United
0–0
Manchester United drew 0–0 with Arsenal at Highbury on Saturday 26th September 1981 in the League Division One.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Ron Atkinson
Manchester United
OPP
Terry Neill
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 132 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 132 times: 53W 25D 54L.
29 Dec 1979 W 3–0 D1 11 Oct 1980 D 0–0 D1 20 Dec 1980 L 1–2 D1
26 Sep 1981 D 0–0 This match
20 Feb 1982 D 0–0 D1 25 Sep 1982 D 0–0 D1 15 Feb 1983 W 4–2 LC | 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 →