Premiership · Matchday 04
Manchester United v Arsenal
2–1
Manchester United beat Arsenal 2–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 29th August 2009 in the Premiership. Wayne Rooney (59') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 23' Alex Song
- 32' William Gallas
- 35' Patrice Evra
- 40' Andrei Arshavin 0–1
- 45' Robin van Persie
- Half Time
- 58' Manuel Almunia
- 59' Wayne Rooney pen 1–1
- 62' Wesley Brown
- 62' Wayne Rooney
- 63' Ji-Sung Park for Valencia
- 65' Abu Diaby OG 2–1
- 71' Emmanuel Eboué
- 75' Bacary Sagna
- 85' Dimitar Berbatov for Giggs
- Full Time 2–1
Starting XI
Player
10 Wayne Rooney 59'
Arsenal Lineup
Starting XI
1 Manuel Almunia G
2 Abou Diaby CM-L
3 Bacary Sagna RB
5 Thomas Vermaelen CD-L
10 William Gallas CD-R
11 Robin van Persie F
15 Denílson CM-R
17 Alex Song RCM
22 Gaël Clichy LB
23 Andrey Arshavin LM ⚽
27 Emmanuel Eboué RM
Substitutes
9 Eduardo on
16 Aaron Ramsey on
18 Mikaël Silvestre
19 Jack Wilshere
24 Vito Mannone
28 Kieran Gibbs
52 Nicklas Bendtner on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Arsene Wenger
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 208 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 208 times: 85W 46D 77L.
29 Apr 2009 W 1–0 EC 5 May 2009 W 3–1 EC 16 May 2009 D 0–0 PL
29 Aug 2009 W 2–1 This match
31 Jan 2010 W 3–1 PL 13 Dec 2010 W 1–0 PL 12 Mar 2011 W 2–0 FAC | 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 →