ARSENAL fans have been left fuming after the referee was announced for their match against Manchester United.The Gunners face the Red Devils at Old Trafford in their first Premier League fixture of the 2025/26 season.ReutersPaul Tierney will be the VAR for Arsenal’s match against Manchester United[/caption]GettySimon Hooper will be the referee[/caption]Play Dream Team now!Play The Sun Dream Team ahead of the 2025/26 seasonFree to playOver £100,000 in total prize moneyPlay in Mini Leagues against your matesSubmit a team for Gameweek 1 to enter £5,000 prize drawPlay via Dream Team’s app or website today!Mikel Arteta‘s side will be hoping they can go one further than their recent attempts to win their first title since 2003.However, Arsenal fans are not feeling confident after the Premier League announced Paul Tierney would be the VAR for the match.It was also revealed that Paul Tierney would be on the VAR while Jarred Gillett will be the fourth official.Simon Hooper will be the referee in the middle of the pitch.Tierney is not a popular figure at the Emirates Stadium, having made some controversial decisions against them in the past.This includes disallowing Gabriel Martinelli‘s goal against United in 2023.The forward’s effort was ruled out after Tierney gave a foul by Martin Odegaard on Christian Eriksen in the build-up.Arsenal went on to lose the game 3-1, which damaged their hopes of winning the title that season.SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET £50 BONUS WHEN YOU JOINArteta has previously been publicly critical of the official after the 3-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in 2022.After the game, he said: “If I say what I think I am suspended for six months, I don’t know how to lie so I prefer not to say what I think. “I cannot say what I think.“I want the referee to come in front of the camera and explain his decisions.“It’s a shame because such a beautiful game was destroyed today.”Fans reacted to the news of the appointments on social media.Arsenal's transfer dealsINViktor Gyökeres – from Sporting Lisbon – £72mNoni Madueke – from Chelsea – £52mMartin Zubimendi – from Real Sociedad – £51mChristian Norgaard – from Brentford – £15mCristhian Mosquera – from Valencia – £13mKepa Arrizabalaga – from Chelsea – £5mTOTAL – £208mOUTNuno Taveres – to Lazio – £4.4mMarquinhos – to Cruzeiro – £2.6mJorginho – to Flamengo – freeKieran Tierney – to Celtic – freeTakehiro Tomiyasu – releasedThomas Partey – releasedTOTAL – £7mARSENAL TRANSFER NEWS LIVEOne posted: “Jarred Gillet and Paul Tierney. Congrats Manchester United.”A second wrote: “They’ve given us all the haters.”A third commented: “Can’t wait for the inevitable dodgy penalty and then random red card.”A fourth said: “It couldn’t have been any worse.”Another added: “We’re finished.”Join SUN CLUB for the Arsenal Files every Friday plusin-depth coverage and exclusives from The Emirates