Manchester United vs Arsenal LIVE: Gunners want to contribute to Red Devils' atrocious campaign and boost title hopes – kick-off time, team news and how to follow

Arsenal will look to put some misery on Manchester United when they travel to Old Trafford this Sunday afternoon.

The Red Devils Enter this game after an embarrassing situation. 4-0 defeat against Crystal Palace which kept them eighth in the table.

Erik ten Hag's team collapsed at Selhurst Park and was hit by the Eaglessetting them up for their worst result in the club's history.

They will need a victory against the gunmen to help prevent it, but Mikel Arteta's men have won four in a row and must keep winning to have any chance of lifting the title.

Manchester United vs Arsenal: Red Devils records

united man They are having a record season…for all the bad reasons.

The 4-0 defeat against crystal Palace It was the thirteenth of the campaign overall, which is the most in history. first division.

In all competitions, the Red Devils have lost 18 times and the last time they lost more than that was in 1977/78, with another defeat equaling their old record of 19.

This meant they remained in eighth place in the table with only three games left to play, and the club had never before finished lower than seventh place.

Ten Hag's team is on the brink of its worst result in history and after conceding another four goals, they have already conceded 81 this season.

The last time they conceded more goals was in 1970/71, when they conceded 82, meaning a couple for Arsenal would condemn them to another unwanted record.

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• Arsenal are looking to complete the league double against Manchester United for the first time since 2006-07, while they last won three games in a row against the Red Devils between November 1997 and September 1998.
• Manchester United have lost just one of their last 16 Premier League home games against Arsenal (W10 D5), losing 1-0 in November 2020.

Manchester United vs Arsenal: team news

Bruno Fernandez He missed the first game of his career due to injury against Palace.

The United captain joined Harry Maguire and Mark Rashford on the sidelines while Scott McTominay It was also ruled out.

Johnny Evans He is the club's only fit centre-back along with Lisandro Martínez and Victor Lindelof outside while Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia and Anthony Martial are also injured.

As for Arsenal, they have a team in top form with Jurrien Timber back in training.

However, Timber returns after eight months out and is not expected to play any role in this match at Old Trafford.

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• Manchester United have already lost at home to London sides Crystal Palace and Fulham in the league this season; Only twice before have they lost to three teams from the capital in the same Premier League campaign, and on both occasions they lost to Arsenal (2001-02 and 2020-21).
• Having failed to score in 12 of their first 22 Premier League away games against Manchester United, Arsenal have found the net in each of their last nine league visits to Old Trafford.

Manchester United vs Arsenal: What has been said?

ten witches He was asked if he was the right person to turn around Man United's fortunes after a dismal season.

He told talkSPORT at Selhurst Park on Monday night: “I don’t think about this.

“I have to prepare the team, we have big problems, so if I worry about my future… it's not about me, it's about the team and the club.

“You see that the fans support us and they deserve a team that has energy.”

He later told Sky Sports: “I will keep fighting. I prepared the team the best way I could.”

“It wasn't good enough, I have to take responsibility for that, but I will find energy and prepare them for the game on Sunday (against Arsenal).

“It's clear, it's obvious, this is poor performance. We didn't perform as we wanted and it's not good enough. We are very disappointed.

“Our fans were behind us and we should have kept fighting like they did.

“There are always reasons, everyone sees our defense: we have big problems. In the end, we have to face it and we should have done better.”

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• Bukayo Saka has been involved in five Premier League goals against Manchester United (3 goals, 2 assists), registering a goal (3) or assist (1) in each of his last four against them. Only Thierry Henry (12) has played more against the Red Devils with Arsenal than Saka in the competition.
• Arsenal have kept 10 clean sheets away from home in the Premier League this season, and the last time they kept more away from home was in a single top-flight campaign in 1990-91 (13).

Manchester United vs Arsenal: how to follow

This Premier League clash will take place on Sunday, May 12.

Kick-off at Old Trafford is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

The game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.

talkSPORT.com will also be live blogging all the action.