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11 match facts and stats about Arsenal v Man United

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The EmiratesArsenal host Manchester United at the Emirates this evening, and it promises to be full of goal with both sides leaking goals this season

So here are 11 match facts and stats about both sides you ought to know:

1. Arsenal have dropped nine points from winning positions this season (the most than any other team in the Premier League) and as many as they did in their previous campaign.

2. The two clubs have faced each other 219 times in all competitions thus far, with United winning 92 times, Arsenal 79 times and 48 of them ending in a draw.

3. The Gunners have lost 20 times to United in the Premier League era, more than they have against any other side.

4. All of Arsenal’s four wins in the league this season have come against sides currently sitting in the bottom seven of the table. They last recorded fewer wins at this stage of the season back in the 1981/82 campaign.

5. Alexis Sanchez has been Arsenal’s goal machine so far this season, with the Chilean scoring 12 in his last 14 matches for Arsene Wenger’s side, including six in his last four Premier League appearances.

6. United have lost just one of their last 14 matches against Arsenal in all competitions (W10, D3, L1), with that sole dating back to May 2011 – Aaron Ramsey scored the winner.

7. Louis van Gaal’s side have yet to win an away game this season (D3, L2). They haven’t won an away match since beating Newcastle on April 5th.

8. 16 points from a possible 33 is United’s worst return for 25 years.

9. Juan Mata has been an influential figure against Arsenal, with the Spaniard scoring four and setting up two more goals against the Gunners in all competitions.

10. Wayne Rooney has scored the joint-most goals against Arsenal of any player in Premier League history (10, along with Robbie Fowler).

11. Robin van Persie has found the back of the net five times in the last six meetings between the two sides – twice for Arsenal and three times for the Red Devils.

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