Man Utd and Arsenal: 5 players that have featured for both teams

Premier League giants Manchester United and Arsenal have been rivals for longest time. y both have mand to produce sensational players over years. However, a few players have shifted sides from one club to or. shift that se players made wasn’t taken lightly by fans given rivalry between clubs. However, some players have been aver at one club and bloomed at ar. Here are top five players who played for both English teams.

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Premier League: 5 players who have played for both Manchester United and Arsenal

Mikael Silvestre

• Manchester United 1999-2008 (361 apps, 10 goals); Arsenal 2008-2010 (46 apps, 6 goals)

French international defender Silvestre enjoyed vast success during his time at Old Trafford. Frenchman earned four Premier League titles, one Champions League winners’ medal, and FA Cup and League Cup. Sir Alex Ferguson deemed him surplus to requirements. A move to Arsenal followed in 2008 by which time his peak had passed.

Danny Welbeck

• ​Manchester United: 2008-2014 (142 apps, 29 goals); Arsenal: 2014-Present (31 apps, 8 goals)

latest player to make difficult and controversial move from Manchester United to Arsenal is England striker Danny Welbeck. He had a decent first season in rth London, managing eight goals for his new side since his £16m move. Despite being a massive prospect at Old Trafford, pacey Welbeck never mand to secure a regular starting spot upfront. He has a Premier League title and League Cup win to his name so far.

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Andy Cole

• ​Arsenal: 1989-1992 (2 apps, 0 goals); Manchester United: 1995-2001 (195 apps, 93 goals)

A player who launched his youth career at Arsenal, Andy Cole only mand to make two appearances for rth London side before his move to Bristol City. Ferguson signed England striker for £7m in 1995. United were where Cole thrived. He scored 93 goals for Red Devils and won five Premier League titles, two FA Cups and a Champions League in a fruitful spell for team.

Alexis Sanchez

• Arsenal: 2014-2018 (166 apps, 80 goals); Manchester United: 2018-current (45 apps, 5 goals)

United were able to secure services of Sanchez from Arsenal even though he was almost certain to be headed for Manchester City. 30-year-old Chilean had failed to produce anything like  kind of form he had for his former clubs. He showed great form during his peak years with Barcelona and Arsenal. While his time at United, manr Ole Gunnar Solskjær had been preferring younger alternatives in attacking positions. Currently, he is with Inter Milan. 

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Robin Van Persie

• Arsenal: 2004-2012 (279 apps, 132 goals); Manchester United: 2012-2015 (105 apps, 58 goals)

Robin Van Persie, Arsenal's top scorer and captain, decided he wanted to move to United in search of trophies. Dutchman had grown tired of t winning anything with Gunners and switched teams in 2013. He went on to win title in his first season with Red Devils, which was to be Ferguson’s last season in charge as he stepped down from game after an illustrious career. Van Persie stayed at club for ar two years before moving away from club without any considerable success.

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