Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 16 May 2009

Result

Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal

Premier League · Saturday 16 May 2009, 11:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal: match report

Manchester United drew with Arsenal 0-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 16 May 2009. The half-time score was 0-0.

Neither side found the net.

Discipline: Manchester United received no yellow cards; Arsenal received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Manchester United were 1st on 86 points from 36 and Arsenal 4th on 68 points from 36. Manchester United went on to finish that season 1st with 90 points, and Arsenal 4th with 72.

Manchester United lined up in a 4-3-3 and Arsenal in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Manchester United wins, 1 draw and 4 for Arsenal.

Going into the match Manchester United's last five read W-W-W-W-W and Arsenal's L-W-W-D-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 33'Yellow card · Robin van PersieArsenal
  • 45+2'Yellow card · Andrey ArshavinArsenal
  • 46'Yellow card · Cesc FàbregasArsenal
  • 50'Yellow card · Samir NasriArsenal
  • 78'Yellow card · Alex SongArsenal

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester United 5, draws 1, Arsenal 4.

Team news

Manchester United expected line-up (4-3-3)

Edwin van der Sar, John O'Shea, Jonny Evans, Nemanja Vidic, Michael Carrick, Darren Fletcher, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dimitar Berbatov, Carlos Alberto Tevez, Ryan Giggs

Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1)

Lukasz Fabianski, Bacary Sagna, Kolo Touré, Kieran Gibbs, Abou Diaby, Cesc Fàbregas, Samir Nasri, Denílson, Alex Song, Robin van Persie, Andrey Arshavin