Arsenal may be 10 matches undefeated in the Premier League, having gone unbeaten since the opening day of the season, but history suggests they will struggle to overcome Jose Mourinho’s ramshackle Manchester United when the sides meet at Old Trafford on Saturday.
There is no doubt that Arsene Wenger’s men carry all the form into the game – they lie six points better off than their opponents, who have earned only two wins in their last eight league outings – but history is firmly against the London side.
Perhaps the most stark statistic for Gunners fans ahead of the big match is Wenger’s record against Mourinho. The Frenchman has pitted himself against his Portuguese counterpart on no fewer than 13 occasions, and while he has drawn six of these, he has never claimed a league victory over his rival. While Wenger has once beaten ‘Mou’, that was in the Community Shield.
Moreover, Mourinho has never been beaten by Arsenal in the league. He has faced the north London side 11 times and won on six occasions.
Another bad omen for the away boss is that he has never beaten a Manchester United manager the first time he has met them in the Premier League: Sir Alex Ferguson, David Moyes and even Louis van Gaal have all got the better of him.
Source: Goal
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