Six players debuted for their new clubs when Arsenal defeated Manchester United 1-0 on Sunday, here's how they all performed

SummaryIn a tightly contested Premier League opener at Old Trafford, Arsenal secured a 1-0 victory over Manchester United. Riccardo Calafiori's 13th-minute header from a Declan Rice corner proved

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.

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.

The Dutchman reportedly remains the top candidate to replace Lukaku mainly due to his ability to also slot in on the flanks. Apart from Zirkzee, Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta, AS Roma's Artem Dobvyk, and Leece's Nikola Krstovic form the shortlist made by Napoli to replace their main man upfront.

A much-improved Manchester United scrapped with Arsenal but fell victim a goalkeeper error in a 1-0 season-opening loss at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Bukayo Saka admitted Arsenal were a long way from their best after they snatched a 1-0 win away to Manchester United in their Premier League opener on Sunday.

Viktor Gyokeres has been warned his career could fizzle out like Rasmus Hojlund’s by Frank Leboeuf, who feels he could become a “useless” Arsenal signing. The Swede’s Arsenal debut lasted all of 60 minutes with him making little impact on the match,

The Red Devils' tally of shots was their most in a Premier League match against Arsenal since their 8-2 triumph over them in August 2011 (25). But the decisive moment in the contest came when Bayindir failed to deal with Declan Rice's teasing corner, allowing Calafiori to nod the ball home on the line.

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.

Both Ruben Amorim and Mikel Arteta were hoping for a big win to kick-start their new campaign, and Arteta got it. But Amorim will perhaps go home the happier of the two managers given how well his new-look team played. Here’s what we learned from a feisty Manchester United vs Arsenal clash at Old Trafford.

Arsenal snuck a narrow 1-0 victory over Manchester United to make the perfect start to their Premier League campaign at Old Trafford.