Fierce rivals Manchester United and Arsenal lock horns in their opening match of the 2025–26 Premier League season on Sunday afternoon.
Both sides endured frustrating 2024–25 campaigns-albeit on entirely different scales-and will be aiming to make amends this term. For Arsenal , there was another second-place Premier League finish and semi-final heartbreak in both the Champions League and Carabao Cup as their trophy drought continued. For United , it was pure misery as they slumped to 15th and were beaten in the Europa League final.
There will be significant pressure on both teams at the beginning of the new season but the pressure is greater for the Red Devils and Ruben Amorim. After last term's disaster that saw them miss out on European qualification entirely, United need to mak