Manchester United v Arsenal result

Full-time · Manchester United 2–2 Arsenal

Premier League · Wed, 05 Dec 2018 20:00 GMT · Old Trafford

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Manchester United 2–2 Arsenal — this Premier League match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester United and Arsenal drew 2–2 at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Wednesday 5 December. Arsenal have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Arsenal: Shkodran Mustafi (26’, assisted by L. Torreira); Manchester United: A. Martial (30’, assisted by Ander Herrera), an own goal by Marcos Rojo (68’) and Jesse Lingard (69’).

Discipline

The bookings — Manchester United: Marcos Rojo (38’), Jesse Lingard (40’) and Nemanja Matić (42’); Arsenal: Shkodran Mustafi (37’), Héctor Bellerín (41’) and L. Torreira (86’).

What it changes

Manchester United are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions. Arsenal are unbeaten in at least their last 15 matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Ander Herrera (Manchester United) 9.8, Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) 5.6 and Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) 5.4 led the match.

Next up

Manchester United next travel to Como on 21 October 2026.

Arsenal next travel to Bayern München on 21 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Manchester United: Como v Manchester United, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Arsenal: Bayern München v Arsenal, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester United 2–2 Arsenal · Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford · Manchester
Referee: Andre Marriner, England
Head-to-head (last 2): Manchester United 2 · draws 0 · Arsenal 0 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester United 2W 2D 1L · Arsenal 3W 2D 0L

Manchester United 2–2 Arsenal (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.88

Goals

against 1.13 / 1 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 7.17

Corners

against 5.14 / 4.5 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4 / 4.67

Shots on target

against 4 / 3.33 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.14 / 1.67

Cards

against 2.43 / 2.83 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 December 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 December 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester United for / against	Line	Arsenal for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	7.17 for · 4.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	11.86 for · 16 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14.67 for · 11.33 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.67 for · 3.33 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.71 for · 13.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 11 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.14 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.67 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Sánchez n 8	45.4	2.5 7/2	2.5 5/3	—
L. Shaw n 8	87.8	2.2 7/5	0.5 4/0	—
Jesse Lingard n 8	41.4	2.2 5/2	2.2 4/3	—
A. Young n 8	90	1.9 7/5	1.3 6/2	—
A. Valencia n 8	87.5	1.8 7/4	0.9 3/2	—

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Martial n 8	80.4	2.9 7/7	1.1 5/2
P. Pogba n 8	79.3	2.7 8/5	1.3 5/1
M. Rashford n 8	59.9	2.4 6/3	0.9 4/1
Fred n 8	59.8	2.3 6/4	0.4 1/1
A. Sánchez n 8	45.4	2 5/3	1 3/1

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Rashford n 8	59.9	0.2 1/0	0.4 1/1
A. Martial n 8	80.4	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
R. Lukaku n 8	66.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Fred n 8	59.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
A. Sánchez n 8	45.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Ander Herrera n 8	46.6	3.9 7/4
M. Darmian n 8	66.6	2.9 5/3
Fred n 8	59.8	2.6 6/3
S. McTominay n 8	54.9	2.5 5/4
A. Valencia n 8	87.5	1.9 7/5

Manchester United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David de Gea n 8	90	3.2 7/5

Arsenal

Arsenal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Lichtsteiner n 8	74.4	1.8 7/4	2 7/4	—
E. Nketiah n 8	18.6	1.8 2/1	3 2/1	—
G. Xhaka n 8	90	1.6 8/4	2 7/5	—
C. Jenkinson n 8	79.8	1.6 6/3	0.4 3/0	—
Shkodran Mustafi n 8	87.6	1.5 5/4	0.4 3/0	—

Arsenal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Aubameyang n 8	74.4	3.6 8/6	1.4 5/3
E. Smith Rowe n 4	66.3	3.1 4/3	1 2/1
H. Mkhitaryan n 8	68.5	2.6 7/3	0.8 5/0
D. Welbeck n 8	39.6	2.6 4/3	0.9 3/0
A. Lacazette n 8	64.1	2.5 7/3	1.1 4/2

Arsenal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Aubameyang n 8	74.4	0.9 4/2	0.2 1/0
A. Ramsey n 8	43.1	0.3 1/0	0.8 2/1
A. Lacazette n 8	64.1	0.7 3/1	0.2 1/0
M. Özil n 8	68.9	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
E. Smith Rowe n 4	66.3	0.7 2/0	0 0/0

Arsenal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Xhaka n 8	90	2.9 8/6
Shkodran Mustafi n 8	87.6	2.7 7/6
L. Torreira n 8	81.4	2.4 7/7
S. Kolašinac n 8	76.9	2.3 7/4
M. Guendouzi n 8	56.3	2 4/2

Arsenal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
P. Čech n 8	84.4	3.2 5/3
B. Leno n 8	90	2.8 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester United		Arsenal
44%	Possession	56%
10	Shots	9
7	Shots on target	4
0	Shots off target	2
3	Blocked shots	3
4	Shots inside the box	6
4	Corners	4
2	Offsides	3
13	Fouls	10
3	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	5
447	Passes	545
79%	Pass accuracy	82%

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David de Gea	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
E. Bailly	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
C. Smalling	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Diogo Dalot	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
Ander Herrera	90	0	1	1	0	3	5	0	7.4
N. Matić	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
M. Darmian	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.8
M. Rashford	90	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	7.3
Jesse Lingard	75	1	0	1	1	0	3	Y	7.2
Marcos Rojo	72	0	0	3	2	0	1	Y	5.7
A. Martial	63	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	7.3
R. Lukaku sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. Fellaini sub	18	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
P. Pogba sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9

Arsenal player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Leno	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
Shkodran Mustafi	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	Y	7.1
S. Papastathopoulos	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
Héctor Bellerín	90	0	0	2	0	0	0	Y	6.4
L. Torreira	90	0	1	1	1	2	1	Y	7.7
M. Guendouzi	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.8
S. Kolašinac	90	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	6.5
P. Aubameyang	90	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	6.2
A. Iwobi	65	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
S. Lichtsteiner	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
A. Ramsey	45	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.6
H. Mkhitaryan	45	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.7
R. Holding	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
A. Lacazette	25	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester United v Arsenal — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester UnitedWLDWD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

ArsenalDDWWW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Manchester United 2 · 0 draws · Arsenal 0 · 3.5 goals/game

2018-04-29 Manchester United 2–1 Arsenal
2017-12-02 Arsenal 1–3 Manchester United

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester United#6 pos66 pts38 pl+11 GD

Arsenal#5 pos70 pts38 pl+22 GD

Goals per game

Manchester United scored1.71

Arsenal scored1.92

Manchester United conceded1.42

Arsenal conceded1.34

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester United and Arsenal?: In their last 2 meetings, Manchester United won 2, Arsenal won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
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