Manchester United may have suffered defeat to Arsenal on Super Sunday but the statistics show they are the sharp shooters of Europe.
According to a study by the Football Observatory, United have registered the highest percentage of their shots on target in Europe’s
The Red Devils, whose 2-0 loss to Arsenal was their first in the Premier League under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, have fired an
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Tottenham (42.8 per cent), Manchester City (42.7 per cent) and Arsenal (42.1 per cent) are also among Europe’s top 20 clubs for shooting accuracy, with Paris Saint-Germain (45.0 per cent) and Bayern Munich (43.0 per cent) other notable inclusions.
The study also measures average shot distance. Of the four English clubs in the top 20, City take their shots from closest to the goal (16.6 metres), followed by Arsenal (16.9m), then Tottenham (17.4m), then United (17.8m).