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Manchester United tackle Arsenal within the third spherical of the FA Cup, aiming to defend the title that they received on a beautiful Could afternoon final 12 months.
The Gunners and United are two of probably the most historic golf equipment within the nation and so they have performed one another 203 occasions, with the Pink Devils popping out on prime on 85 occasions.
Arsenal have crushed United 71 occasions and there have been 47 attracts between the 2 giants.
Listed here are three issues storylines to sink your enamel into earlier than the tie of the spherical.
Can Man United deal with Arsenal’s set items?
United ran out 2-0 losers in December once they travelled to the Emirates however gave a comparatively good account of themselves.
Nonetheless, each targets from the house aspect got here from corners and in reality, United seemed clueless on deal with this aspect of the sport.
The group went on a horrible run the place they went on to concede a purpose from a nook or free kick for almost all of the action-filled month.
Supervisor Ruben Amoirm has claimed that this problem will solely be rectified with extra time on the coaching pitch and that’s what the membership have acquired as they’ve had a full week’s preparation for each the Liverpool match final week and the sport in opposition to the Gunners.
Whether or not United can upset the percentages and progress by the tie may nicely come right down to how efficient they’re at defending Arsenal’s corners.
A fixture wealthy in FA Cup custom
United have performed Arsenal 16 occasions within the historical past of the FA Cup, the second most typical matchup within the competitors’s historical past, with solely Everton vs Liverpool occurring extra incessantly.
It stands to purpose that they are going to have performed each other so usually as Arsenal have received the cup greater than anyone else with 14 titles and United are proper behind them in second with 13 titles.
Curiously nonetheless, that is the primary ever third spherical matchup between the 2 sides.
On account of how usually they play, it is going to most likely be no shock to grasp that “Manchester United have eradicated Arsenal from the FA Cup greater than every other aspect within the competitors’s historical past (8), whereas the Gunners have knocked out the Pink Devils greater than every other group (7).”
United’s spectacular third spherical file
While United have been dealt a really powerful hand on this season’s competitors, the third spherical is often characterised by Premier League sides taking up decrease league groups.
“Manchester United have progressed from the third spherical of the FA Cup in every of the final 10 campaigns, since a 2-1 loss to Swansea Metropolis in 2013-14.”
“They’ve saved a clear sheet in 9 of their preliminary 10 third spherical matches in that run” as they’ve put most groups to the sword.
Nonetheless, to maintain this good run going, they might want to flip round their type in opposition to the Gunners; they’ve misplaced 5 out of their final six matches in opposition to them.
To finish issues on a optimistic be aware nonetheless, United did come out on prime the final time the two sides met within the FA Cup, with a 3-1 win on the Emirates in 2019 underneath Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
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