Man Utd and Arsenal set for opening-weekend meeting 36 years on

Manchester United hosting Arsenal at Old Trafford is perhaps the most eye-catching fixture on the opening weekend of the 2025-26 Premier League season.It will be just the second time the two sides have faced each other in the opening game of a domestic league campaign.The last time they did so, the Red Devils were comfortable 4-1 winners in 1989-90, with Steve Bruce and Mark Hughes among the scorers that day for Sir Alex Ferguson's side.It is also only the fourth time the two teams will contest a league fixture in August, with United winning the previous three - including the famous 8-2 thrashing in 2011.Coincidentally, it is the ninth consecutive season Manchester United have kicked off their campaign at home.The last time they travelled away for an opening day fixture was in 2016-17, when Jose Mourinho's side won 3-1 at Bournemouth.

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