Arsenal opened the 2025 Premier League season with a hard-fought 1–0 victory away to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, 17 August 2025. The match kicked off at 15:30 UTC on Matchday 1, with Simon Hooper of England officiating. The visitors took a 1–0 lead into the break and held that advantage through the second half to secure three points on the opening weekend.

For Arsenal, this result was a statement of intent at the very start of the campaign. Winning at Old Trafford on Matchday 1...