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 vs Arsenal proved an unusually high-tax affair for Week 1 of a Premier League season, and it was ultimately an error that divided the sides at Old Trafford.

Manchester United’s 2025–26 Premier League season got off to the worst possible start results wise—but Ruben Amorim will take away plenty of positives.

Avram Glazer was in attendance at Old Trafford and saw the team he co-owns line up without fit-again goalkeeper Andre Onana and striker Rasmus Hojlund, who The Athletic revealed has been told he faces a challenge to get minutes under Amorim. For Arsenal, 15-year-old midfielder Max Dowman travelled with the team but was not in the matchday squad.

MANCHESTER — Manchester United will be happier with the performance but Arsenal will be delighted with the result, as an end-to-end game played out at Old Trafford.

Fierce rivals Manchester United and Arsenal lock horns in their opening match of the 2025–26 Premier League season on Sunday afternoon.

Rasmus Hojlund is left out of the Manchester United squad for Sunday's Premier League game with Arsenal at Old Trafford.