Manchester United and Arsenal will face off in the marquee matchup of the Premier League’s opening weekend. Arsenal has its sights set on the Premier League title this year and United is just hoping to rebound from a disastrous campaign last year. Before these English giants do battle at Old Trafford, continue reading to get my Manchester United vs Arsenal prediction.
Our Manchester United vs Arsenal Prediction
- Pick: Arsenal to win
- Confidence: 3/5
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Manchester United vs Arsenal Match Preview
The Red Devils enter the season seeking to rebound from 15th-place finish a season ago. They added Benjamin Sesko from Leipzig and will hope that will help them become a respectable club again right away. Arsenal finished second in the league last year and added Martin Zubimendi and Viktor Gyokeres to join a core that finished ahead of Manchester City a season ago.
These teams played three times last season. Two of those matches came in Premier League competition and one came in the FA Cup. They split those three matches evenly. Both teams won one of the games and one ended in a draw. Arsenal was clearly better than United a season ago. But this is a new year and you never know how teams will look coming out of the gate to begin a new campaign.
Betting Insights
- Arsenal is the favorite at even money in this match. Manchester United and the Draw are both +250 to come in.
- The over/under for this match has been set at 2.5 goals and the vig is even on both sides.
- Below are the anytime goalscorer odds for key players in this match:
- Viktor Gyokeres +110
- Benjamin Sesko +220
- Bukayo Saka +230
- Matheus Cunha +230
- Ethan Nwaneri +240
- Kai Havertz +250
- Leandro Trossard +260
- Bryan Mbeumo +270
- Gabriel Martinelli +280
Manchester United vs Arsenal Prediction
This is a huge match for both of these clubs. United is trying to put last year’s disastrous season behind them and prove that they can be title challengers again this year. Arsenal is looking to pick up points that would help them later in the year in a title chase against Liverpool and Manchester City. Fitness and squad continuity will be more important than usual with this being the start of a new season.
I give Arsenal the advantage in this match against Manchester United. United is at home here and that could help them make this a close contest throughout. But Arsenal has an advantage in squad depth and with their manager that should help them to overcome playing on the road in this match. I will take the Gunners to get a win in their first match of the new campaign in a statement of their championship intent.
Manchester United vs Arsenal Model Projection
Score Projection: Manchester United 1 – 2 Arsenal
Win Probability: Manchester United 27%, Arsenal 48%, Draw 25%
