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

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.

Viktor Gyokeres leads the line for Arsenal, finally making his Premier League debut despite spending four seasons at Brighton and Hove Albion earlier in his career. He is not the only fresh face in the Gunners' lineup, though, with Martin Zubimendi slotting into a place in midfield. See Arsenal's starters and substitutes below.

Arsenal held out against Manchester United’s barrage of attacks for a hard-fought 0-1 victory at Old Trafford on an important day for Ruben Amorim following his front-line revamp. Two of his

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim says his side’s performance in their 1-0 defeat by Arsenal proved that they can win “any game in the Premier League”. Arsenal’s 1-0 win at Old Trafford came after Riccardo Calafiori headed in from close range in the 13th minute after United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir failed to deal with a Declan Rice corner.

Arsenal open their Premier League campaign with a crucial 1-0 win at Manchester United, exposing the key differences between the two sides.

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.

But Arsenal were given a helping hand by Altay Bayindir and, indirectly, Amorim. The Turkey international’s lame punch allowed Riccardo Calafiori to head in from a yard; if Viktor Gyokeres, the debutant striker, was supposed to be the final piece in Arteta’s jigsaw, there was something typical of his teams in that the goal came from the left-back.

Ruben Amorim has omitted Rasmus Højlund from Manchester United's matchday squad for their Premier League opener against Arsenal on Sunday.

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.