Match: Premier League
Fixture: Arsenal vs Manchester United
Local Kick-off Time: Jan 25, 2026 4:30pm
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Odds
| 1.56 | 4.14 | 5.94 |
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Prediction: Arsenal to Win
Manchester United showed quality and fight when they faced Arsenal in August, even if their efforts went unrewarded, and Carrick’s side produced an almost flawless display to beat their local rivals after last weekend’s events. However, taking on an almost full-strength Arsenal side is simply too tough for most teams in Europe right now. What’s more, Arsenal rotated heavily for their midweek trip to Inter Milan and still came away with an away win – a display of sheer quality that is staggering. Arsenal are highly likely to see off this old rival at home.
Comprehensive Prediction Analysis
Arsenal:
Recent history repeated itself for Arsenal in the league leaders' last top-flight affair, where the Gunners failed to capitalise on an advantage given to them by none other than Sunday's visitors to North London.
Man Utd's 2-0 derby win over Manchester City opened the door for Arsenal to establish a nine-point lead at the summit, but as was the case in gameweek 21, Mikel Arteta's men failed to fire in a goalless draw with Nottingham Forest.Nevertheless, City and Aston Villa's defeats mean that the Gunners are still better off than they were seven days ago - sitting seven points clear atop the pile - and the hosts swiftly returned to their ruthless ways in midweek.
Squaring up to an Inter Milan side famed for their steadfast defence, Arsenal made a mockery of such connotations with a 3-1 victory at San Siro, one that assured them of a place in the Champions League last 16 with a game to spare.Now back at their North London base, the Emirates factor has been in play all season long for Arsenal, who are unbeaten in all 16 of their home games this season - winning 14 of them and only conceding a maximum of one goal in each match.
The defensive injury crisis is finally easing for Arteta, who welcomed Riccardo Calafiori (muscle) and Piero Hincapie (thigh) back to first-team training on Friday, but the Arsenal boss naturally refused to confirm either man's availability in his pre-game press conference.However, the pair are looking good for competitive comebacks on Sunday, when Arsenal's only absentee ought to be Max Dowman, who is still working his way back from an ankle injury.Gabriel Jesus's brace as a starter and Viktor Gyokeres's fine effort off the bench against Inter has given Arteta quite the attacking dilemma, but the fact that the latter was only a substitute suggests that he will start against the Red Devils.
| Competition | Date | Home Team | Score (Half-time) | Corners | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 26-01-21 | Inter Milan | 1-3 (1-2) | 4-7 | Arsenal |
| Premier League | 26-01-15 | Nottingham Forest | 0-0 (0-0) | 4-9 | Arsenal |
| English Football League Cup | 26-01-15 | Chelsea | 2-3 (0-1) | 6-9 | Arsenal |
| FA Cup | 26-01-11 | Portsmouth | 1-4 (1-2) | 6-8 | Arsenal |
| Premier League | 26-01-09 | Arsenal | 0-0 (0-0) | 3-0 | Liverpool |
| Premier League | 26-01-04 | Bournemouth | 2-3 (1-1) | 7-5 | Arsenal |
| Premier League | 25-12-31 | Arsenal | 4-1 (0-0) | 3-3 | Aston Villa |
| Premier League | 25-12-27 | Arsenal | 2-1 (1-0) | 7-2 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| English Football League Cup | 25-12-24 | Arsenal | 1-1 (0-0) | 8-2 | Crystal Palace |
| Premier League | 25-12-21 | Everton | 0-1 (0-1) | 2-3 | Arsenal |
Manchester United:
While Arsenal failed to make the most of Man City's failings, Man Utd did their bit to help out their capital counterparts, defying the form book and their off-field chaos to stun their bitter adversaries in an Old Trafford masterclass.
The newly-reappointed Carrick witnessed Bryan Mbeumo and Patrick Dorgu silence the Sky Blues in that 2-0 victory, Man Utd's first in any competition since Ruben Amorim oversaw a 1-0 top-flight triumph over Newcastle United on Boxing Day.Immediately back on track in the race for Champions League football, the Red Devils start the weekend just one point adrift of Liverpool in fifth place, and they have not lost their scoring touch throughout the tough times.
Indeed, the visitors have now found the back of the net in each of their last 11 games in all tournaments, as well as each of their last nine on the road, although they have failed to keep a single clean sheet on their travels in that time too.In fact, Man Utd have conceded in all of their away matches in 2025-26, an unsightly statistic before visiting an Arsenal side whom they have lost five of their last six Premier League games against, including August's agonising 1-0 defeat at the Theatre of Dreams.
Speaking of the visitors, Carrick will still be missing Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt owing to his back injury, while Joshua Zirkzee is also touch-and-go due to a knock but would have never made the first XI here.Africa Cup of Nations runner-up Noussair Mazraoui should be back available, but Carrick will surely be loath to make any alterations to the side that took down the Citizens last weekend, meaning another start in the engine room for Kobbie Mainoo.The Englishman will join forces with Casemiro - confirmed to be leaving the club at the end of the season - and Bruno Fernandes, who created a stellar six chances against Pep Guardiola's men last weekend.
| Competition | Date | Home Team | Score (Half-time) | Corners | Away Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 26-01-17 | Manchester United | 2-0 (0-0) | 1-6 | Manchester City |
| FA Cup | 26-01-12 | Manchester United | 1-2 (0-1) | 6-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Premier League | 26-01-08 | Burnley | 2-2 (1-0) | 2-6 | Manchester United |
| Premier League | 26-01-04 | Leeds United | 1-1 (0-0) | 6-4 | Manchester United |
| Premier League | 25-12-31 | Manchester United | 1-1 (1-1) | 8-4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Premier League | 25-12-27 | Manchester United | 1-0 (1-0) | 2-11 | Newcastle United |
| Premier League | 25-12-22 | Aston Villa | 2-1 (1-1) | 5-5 | Manchester United |
| Premier League | 25-12-16 | Manchester United | 4-4 (2-1) | 5-4 | Bournemouth |
| Premier League | 25-12-09 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-4 (1-1) | 1-9 | Manchester United |
| Premier League | 25-12-05 | Manchester United | 1-1 (0-0) | 6-6 | West Ham United |
Final Prediction
Asian Handicap: Arsenal -1
European Handicap: Home Win
Predicted Scores: 2-1, 3-1, 3-2
Predicted Total Goals: 3, 4, 5
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