Manchester United will face Arsenal on Sunday, as reported by United Radar. We look back to the previous encounter between the two teams ahead of the fixture.
On 28 August 2011, Manchester United put Arsenal to the sword. The Red Devils humiliated Arsene Wenger’s men 8-2 at Old Trafford, as reported by News24.
Manchester United started on the front-foot. On the 22nd minute, Danny Welback opened the scoresheet in front of Stratford-End. This was followed by a long range effort by Ashly Young on the 27th minute.
Manchester United was in complete control. Wayne Rooney curled a free-kick just four minutes before half-time.
Theo Walcott gave Arsenal a response with a goal on the stroke of half-time to give the Gunners hope.
The veteran striker – Rooney curled another free-kick over Wojciech Szczesny to score the fourth goal. Luis Nani scored the firth goal shortly after Rooney strucked home.
Park Ji-sung scored on the 70th minute to make it 6-1 to Manchester United. Subsequently, Robin Van Persie scored a consolation goal on the 74th minute.
Rooney strucked a penalty to complete his hatrick. The former right-back – Young closed the scoresheet with another long range goal from the same angle.
The score finished at 8-2 to Manchester United. This became one of the iconic classic fixtures of the Premier League. The Red Devils went on to win their 19th title under the leadership of Sir Alex Ferguson.
Arsenal won their five opening matches and they will face a big test against Erik ten Hag army.
On the other hand, Manchester United will be confident after winning three consecutive games, including a victory against Liverpool.
The Manchester based club will be looking to make it four wins in a row. The arrival of Antony will be an advantage for the home side.