Arsenal invincible Ray Parlour says his former club’s gritty 1-0 victory at Manchester United reminded him of the night when the Gunners clinched the title at Old Trafford during his playing days.

Arsenal have started the 2025-26 Premier League season with a win, beating Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford. Riccardo Calafiori scored the only goal of the game, nodding home in the 13th minute after Altay Bayindir made a mess of Declan Rice ’s inswinging corner.

Manchester United start their 2025/26 campaign with a blockbuster match against Arsenal at Old Trafford on Sunday, August 17.

The 2.02 meters per second they advanced towards goal is 55% quicker than the average of 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25

Viktor Gyokeres during his Manchester United debut against Arsenal (Picture: Getty) Frank Leboeuf wasted no time before questioning Arsenal’s signing of Viktor Gyokeres followin

Arsenal started their Premier League campaign with a 1-0 win at Manchester United on Sunday, capitalizing on a defensive error during a game in which both sides failed to generate a lot of quality attacking chances.

Rasmus Hojlund’s Manchester United career has reached a turning point just as the club prepares for a high-profile Premier League opener against Arsenal at Old Trafford. The Danish striker, signed from Atalanta for an initial £64m [$86m] in 2023 reportedly won’t feature in United’s squad for Sunday’s clash.