Arsenal have started the 2025-26 Premier League season with a win, beating Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford. Riccardo Calafiori scored the only goal of the game, nodding home in the 13th minute after Altay Bayindir made a mess of Declan Rice ’s inswinging corner.

A much-improved Manchester United scrapped with Arsenal but fell victim a goalkeeper error in a 1-0 season-opening loss at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Manchester United lost 1-0 to Arsenal at Old Trafford after conceding a goal in the 13th minute of the game. The goal arrived from a corner kick as Riccardo Calafiori headed the ball into the net. The goal caused controversy online as many believed there was a foul on Man United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir.

While club legend Tony Adams suggested Declan Rice should captain the team, the members of the squad had their vote on Thursday

Manchester United are set to appoint Imtiaz Ahmad, head of sports medicine at Crystal Palace, as the club’s head of medical services.

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Transfer news LIVE!The summer transfer window has entered its final stretch with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United among the clubs looking to get some big deals over the line. The Gunners are closing in on the signing of Eberechi Eze following a huge twist earlier in the week.

“It’s clear that Onana has gone from excellent to less excellent to doubtful,” says former goalkeeper Frans Hoek, founder of Goalplayer and assistant, specialising in goalkeeping and set pieces, under former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal from 2014 to 2016.