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10 match facts and stats about United v Arsenal

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Old TraffordManchester United and Arsenal clash at Old Trafford tomorrow night in the last of the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Courtesy of OPTA, here are 10 match facts and stats about both sides ahead of their meeting:

1. Manchester United have won 11 and lost just one of their last 15 matches against Arsenal in all competitions.

2. United have won nine and lost none of the last 10 matches against Arsenal at Old Trafford.

3. United have kept a clean sheet in each of their last four FA Cup games against Arsenal.

4. Wayne Rooney has scored more goals against Arsenal than any other player in Premier League history (11) and has found the back of the net in all three of his FA Cup appearances against the Gunners (in the 2005 shoot-out and in normal play in the last two ties).

5. Robin van Persie has scored in five of the last seven meetings between Arsenal and United.

6. Juan Mata has scored four goals and assisted two more in five starts in all competitions against Arsenal.

7. Wayne Rooney has scored seven goals in his last eight FA Cup games.

8. Olivier Giroud has scored seven and assisted four goals in his 11 FA Cup appearances.

9. This will be Arsenal’s 11th quarter-final under Arsene Wenger. They have progressed to the semi-final in nine of the previous 10.

10. The Gunners and the Red Devils have been drawn together 13 times in the FA Cup with the former winning six (one on a penalty shoot-out) and the latter seven.

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