Arsenal vs Man United: Premier League preview, predictions & bet builder tips

• Arsenal are tipped to beat Manchester United at the Emirates in Sunday's 16:30 match.

• Man United come into the game with eight days' rest, having beaten Manchester City 2-0 in Michael Carrick's first game as interim manager last weekend.

• Arsenal played in the Champions League this week, but were able to rest many stars in a 3-1 away win against Inter Milan.

Ladbrokes previews the big Arsenal vs Man United match that main events this weekend's of Premier League action. We also share our predictions and bet builder tips.

Arsenal are cruising towards the Premier League title, and with Man City slipping up over the last few weeks, it seems like the Gunners are going to win England's top-flight for the first time in over 20 years this season.

However, Man United are aiming to show that their win against Man City last weekend was by no means a fluke, with Carrick's side being by far the better team against their city rivals last weekend.

Match details

• Fixture: Arsenal vs Manchester United

• Date: Sunday, 25 January, 2026

• Kick-off: 16:30 GMT

• Venue: Emirates Stadium

Our predictions for Arsenal vs Man United

Our prediction: Arsenal 2-1 Man United

Man United will have felt aggrieved to have walked away from their season opener against Arsenal at Old Trafford without a point, given how well they played, and we're expecting history to repeat itself this weekend. Man United should be in the game, but Arsenal simply have too much quality, momentum and depth right now not to walk away with all three points.

Predicted lineups

Arsenal

Predicted lineup (4-3-3): Raya / White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber / Zubimendi, Rice, Odegaard / Saka, Trossard, Gyokeres

Man United

Predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Lammens / Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw / Mainoo, Casemiro / Amad, Fernandes, Dorgu / Mbeumo

Arsenal vs Man United Bet Builder

Arsenal to win

We're kicking off our bet builder with a match betting prediction for Arsenal vs Man United, with the Gunners tipped to beat their visitors on Sunday evening. The game is going to be tight, at least in our view, but Arsenal should have enough quality and depth to beat Carrick's Man United side.

United are coming into the game with a good bit of momentum after beating City last weekend, but the stakes are simply too high for this Arsenal side to slip up now. They're more experienced and professional than in previous years, so we see this one going their way.

While we are expecting Arsenal to win the game, we don't think that Man United are going to be pushovers, so much so that we're tipping Bruno Fernandes to test David Raya with a minimum of two shots.

Bruno is averaging 2.5 shots a game for Man United this season, and many of those have come whilst playing as a deeper midfielder. Under Carrick, United's skipper is the number 10, so expect him to become increasingly involved with his side's attacking play.

He may not have registered a shot against Man City last week, but we're tipping Bruno to test Raya this weekend as part of our tipped bet builder for Arsenal vs Man United.

Both teams to score in Arsenal vs Man United

As explained, we have a feeling that this one is going to be a back-and-forth game, so much so that we're tipping both Arsenal and Man United to find the back of the net.

Two of the last three meetings between the two sides have ended with both teams scoring, and we can see history repeating itself once again this weekend. The fixture between the two sides at the Emirates tends to be one of the better games of the season, and we're expecting more of the game here.

Martin Zubimendi to be carded in Arsenal vs Man United

We cap off our bet builder with a tip of Martin Zubimendi to be carded in Sunday's game, something that's happened four times in the Premier League this season.

We expect the midfield battle to be hotly contested this weekend, with Zubimendi both drawing and giving away a few fouls. In Arsenal's last tricky away Premier League match, against Chelsea in November, Zubimendi found himself in the referee's book, and we're expecting the same to happen here.

Zubimendi, for all his quality on and off the ball, can sometimes find himself giving away a foul or two when there's a strong battle in midfield. We don't expect Casemiro, Mainoo and Bruno to make life easy for him this weekend.

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