Premier League: Manchester United vs Arsenal - Betting Tips, Odds & Prediction

Arsenal and Manchester United renew their rivalry on Monday at Old Trafford, with both sides eager for a winning start to the new Premier League season.

This will only be the second time that these two sides meet in the first match of their domestic league campaign. Punters are showing great interest in this match on New Zealand betting sites, so we are here to take a deeper look at this battle and come up with the best betting tips for this monumental clash. 

Manchester United

After a terrible season that saw them finish 15th in the Premier League and lose the Europa League final to Tottenham, Manchester United are desperate for some progress this season under Ruben Amorim. 

Expectations across football betting sites remain modest for United even though they spent almost £200m heading into the new season. A positive result against Arsenal, however, can change that.

Amorim will hope to trouble the Gunners with his brand new attack featuring Bryan Mbuemo, Benjamin Sesko, and Matheus Cunha. 

Team News: Andre Onana has returned to training after a recent hamstring injury. However, Altay Bayindir is expected to start the game at goal. 

Predicted Lineup: Bayindir; Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw; Diallo, Ugarte, Fernandes, Dorgu; Mbeumo, Cunha; Sesko. 

Arsenal

Arsenal had a tough end to their season too, though their troubles were nothing compared to United’s. The Gunners finished second in the Premier League for the third successive season and crashed out of the Champions League semi-finals, losing to eventual champions PSG.

Betting apps are expecting another strong season from Mikel Arteta’s men, but they will be under immense pressure to end their trophyless drought this season. 

They have invested heavily in their squad during the summer. All eyes will be on Viktor Gyokeres, who has been brought in to become the new centrepiece of the Arsenal attack. 

Team News: Gabriel Martinelli will face competition from new recruit Noni Madueke, but the Brazilian will expect to hold on to his left wing spot.  

Predicted Lineup: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Zubimendi, Rice; Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli; Gyokeres. 

• Manchester United have won their opening Premier League match a record 22 times.
• Arsenal have won four of their last five Premier League matches against United.
• There hasn’t been a goalless Manchester United vs Arsenal match since 2021.

Ruben Amorim’s side snatched a draw against Arsenal at home last season with far depleted resources. After a summer overhaul, Amorim will feel he has more weapons to draw now, but the same can be said for Arsenal.

Mikel Arteta has signed Gyokeres, Madueke, Zubimendi, Mosquera, Norgaard, and Kepa to fortify a squad that has already challenged for titles at home and Europe. 

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard had an underwhelming campaign last season, but the Norwegian might return to his best with a target man like Gyokeres in front of him. United look vulnerable during transitions in their pre-season games. The midfield finesse of Odegaard and Zubimendi can help them make the most out of it. 

We don’t think this will be a goalfest, but Arsenal should be able to go past United in this match. 

Arsenal/Draw @ $15.00 

Manchester United will be the happier side if this ends in a draw, so they will look to slow down the tempo early in the game. The Gunners should come out stronger in the opening stages and their pressing could give them the first goal of the game. We expect Arsenal to win the first half and then they should be able to contain the new look United attack for the rest of the game, thanks to their settled backline. So, we will take up 20Bet’s offer of Arsenal/draw for the two half results at $15.00.