Manchester United face Arsenal on Sunday at Old Trafford in what is going to be a tough game for the Red Devils.
United sit 14th in the Premier League table at the moment, while Arsenal are coming into this one second in the league off the back of a huge win in the Champions League.
| Position | Team | Played MP |
Won W |
Drawn D |
Lost L |
For GF |
Against GA |
Diff GD |
Points Pts |
 |
27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 33 |
Arsenal are favourites heading into this game – Paul Merson believes Arsenal will win this match, and conventional wisdom would suggest that Mikel Arteta’s side will be victorious here.
United were criticised for their performance against Fulham at the weekend as they were dumped out of the FA Cup, and now, the Europa League is United’s only chance of success this season.
Gary Neville has tipped United to turn things around and get a draw here, but speaking on The Overlap, Roy Keane hasn’t been so positive about his former team’s chances.
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Roy Keane predicts Manchester United vs Arsenal
Keane debated how the United vs Arsenal game will go on Sunday.
Neville and Carragher believe that the Red Devils will get a result against their rivals, but Keane wasn’t so positive.
Indeed, the Irishman ultimately tipped Arsenal to win 2-1 against United,
“This could finish Arsenal off this one, this is the type of game United win. This is the type of game United turn up in,” Gary Neville said.
“I think United get something,” Jamie Carragher added.
“I do, because they turn up, the fans just get up. How do Arsenal get a goal? I’m telling you, you know what it’s like at Old Trafford sometimes, we’re going to go 1-1,” Neville said.
“We sit here every week saying that United will win, and they don’t win. Arsenal 2-1, I’m going with Arsenal 2-1,” Roy Keane said.
Manchester United’s recent record vs Arsenal
Manchester United, historically, have had some massive wins against Arsenal.
United’s 8-2 win in 2012 was Arsenal’s lowest ebb, while the Red Devils also ended The Invincibles’ 49-game unbeaten run in the mid-2000s.
However, United’s recent record against Arsenal hasn’t been good at all.
United did beat Arsenal in the FA Cup earlier this year, but the two sides’ last 10 league meetings have been quite one-sided.
| Manchester United last 10 league games vs Arsenal | |
|---|---|
| 10 | |
| Wins | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Losses | 7 |
Arsenal and United are great rivals, but with Mikel Arteta’s side on the rise and Ruben Amorim’s side seriously declining in recent years, this rivalry isn’t quite what it used to be.
Keane thinks Arsenal will win at Old Trafford, and when you look at the formbook, it’s fair to say that isn’t a bad prediction.
