Arsenal and Manchester United meet on American soil for the second time amid their pre-season tours, so here is everything you need to know including how to watch live.
The Gunners and Red Devils have both jetted across the Atlantic as Mikel Arteta and Erik ten Hag get their squads in shape this summer. Arteta will hope their trip Stateside sees Arsenal return ready for the Premier League title fight. Ten Hag will want to get back in the top four.
Arsenal missed out on their first top-flight title in 20 years last term by just two points. Their 89 points were still 29 more than Manchester United earned in Ten Hag’s second season at Old Trafford. The Red Devils also registered a goal difference of minus-one to Arsenal’s +62.
It did not take Manchester United long to concede a goal in pre-season, too, as they lost 1-0 to Rosenborg BK in their opening friendly. But Ten Hag then oversaw a 2-0 win over Rangers ahead of Manchester United meeting Arsenal in Los Angeles to kick off their tour of the US.
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Arsenal started their tour of the US with a 1-1 draw against AFC Bournemouth on July 24 in LA. It also marked their first full senior friendly of the summer after an Arsenal XI took a 4-2 win over Boreham Wood and edged Leyton Orient 2-0 before then heading over to America.
So, with that in mind, here is everything that you need to know about Arsenal’s pre-season friendly against Manchester United in LA from how to watch it live and how to buy tickets…
Arsenal vs Manchester United pre-season friendly date and time
Arsenal and Manchester United agreed to hold a pre-season friendly with the two Premier League rivals touring America. It is also the second successive summer in which they meet on US soil, having broken new ground with a friendly in 2023 that the Red Devils won 2-0.
- Date: July 27, 2024
- Kick-off time: 17:00 PDT (01:00 BST, July 28)
- Stadium: SoFi Stadium, LA
How to watch the pre-season friendly between Arsenal and Manchester United
Supporters staying up late in the UK to watch the 2024 pre-season friendly between Arsenal and Manchester United can watch the game live through each club’s respective websites. It will not be shown live on TV for fans throughout England or the Republic of Ireland, though.
Live stream
Arsenal fans wanting to watch a live stream of their friendly against Manchester United can purchase the single-game pass for £4.99 or the 2024 pre-season pass for £9.99. The price of Arsenal’s 2024 pre-season pass increases to £14.99 on the day of the Red Devils match.
Alternatively, Manchester United charge £7.99 per month or £29.99 a year for access to the Red Devils’ live streaming service. MUTV includes coverage of all of their pre-season games, plus select women’s and academy games and original programming as part of their package.
Arsenal team and injury news
Arteta landed a big boost ahead of Arsenal’s friendly against Manchester United after seeing Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Magalhaes and Kai Havertz report for pre-season. The trio did not fly over to the US with the Gunners due to their Copa America and Euro 2024 commitments.
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Martinelli and Gabriel helped Brazil into the quarter-finals of the 2024 Copa America, which was staged in America. While Havertz helped Germany reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 as the host nation. The trio took part in their first pre-season session with Arsenal on Friday.
But a player who will not feature for Arsenal against Manchester United is Emile Smith Rowe as he closes in on a transfer to Fulham. Arteta also left the midfielder out of his side for their friendly with Bournemouth as the move gained pace, rather than a possible farewell outing.
Tickets for Arsenal vs Manchester United
Tickets to attend the pre-season friendly between Arsenal and Manchester United remained on sale in the days ahead of the encounter in Los Angeles. Fans wanting to attend the match at the home stadium of the NFL franchises, LA Rams and Chargers, can purchase any, here.
Prediction
Having allowed Bournemouth to come back into their previous friendly to secure a 1-1 draw, Arteta will want Arsenal to secure their first win in the USA this summer against Manchester United. But the Red Devils have the momentum after beating Rangers 2-0 in their last game.
Form does not really mean much in pre-season, though, as managers tinker with their line-ups. Arteta also now has more players at his disposal, so will want to see the condition that Havertz, Gabriel and Martinelli have reported back in following their international duties.
The trio can also give Arsenal a nice lift from the bench having only trained for the first time on Friday. If the friendly is still tight, Havertz and Martinelli could be the difference between Arsenal beating Manchester United or falling to another pre-season defeat to their big rival.
On the other side of the pitch, Joshua Zirkzee will also want to show Arsenal what they have missed out on after signing for Manchester United. The Netherlands striker was also one of forwards whom Arteta considered signing this summer before then heading to Old Trafford.
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