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Ahead of Manchester Uniteds firecracker clash with Arsenal, we investigate the clubs punching power on social media. Man Uniteds social media engagement is bigger than any other team or celebrity and on par with a religion, sporting director Richard Arnold claimed this month.Indeed, United top the Premier League with 95.2m followers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, followed by Chelsea (62.1m) and Arsenal (53.9m). However, Spanish giants Barcelona (155.4m) and Real Madrid (153.8m) surpass the English clubs across the three social platforms, according to sports index provider Brandtix.The clubs global popularity is also reflected on Google internet searches, with United once again reigning supreme over their London rivals. Man United dominate Arsenal for Google searches, but the Gunners are more popular in Russia and have pockets of dominance in South America and Africa Since 2004, Arsenal have only ever overtaken Man United in search popularity on four occasions: towards the end of 2005/06 season, in February 2011/12, August 2011 and August 2013.Over the last 12 months, Manchester United have been more popular in the majority of countries around the world on Google, conquering Arsenal in 194 out of 218 countries.Man United and Arsenal are also the two biggest English teams on Twitter, with United leading the way on 9.3m followers compared to Arsenals 8.5m.The Gunners have a stronger presence in the Americas, while United have a larger fan base in Asia. Four of last seasons top 10 tweeted moments came from Arsenal and Man United clashes, with the Gunners winning 3-0 at the Emirates and United claiming a 3-2 victory at Old Trafford.Outside of the games involving Leicesters fairytale journey, Arsenals 3-0 win over United was the most-talked about match of the season globally with more than 1.7 million Tweets.Brandtix CEO Jon Rosenblatt, said: Both Manchester United and Arsenal are global brands in their own right, and via their own social channels, together with the players social pages, the reach is phenomenal. Man Utd vs Arsenal November 19, 2016, 11:30am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Fans from Alaska to Zimbabwe can interact, share, and engage with compelling content 24/7. Its never been better for fans to feel like a genuine part of the club they support. United may have struggled on pitch of late, but continue to dominate in terms of acquisition and engagement the world over.Social EngagementManchester Uniteds most engaging post this season featured Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard doing the dab in September on Instagram during their 4-1 victory over Leicester City, receiving 492k likes.Arsenals most engaging media was a video of Mesut Ozil giving his shirt to a fan, posted on Facebook, receiving 277,000 likes, 6million views, 27,000 shares and 5,000 comments. Top four Man Utd-Arsenal head-to-head Twitter moments last season1) Marcus Rashford gives an under-strength United a 2-0 lead at home to Arsenal: 49,000 tweets per minute (Feb 28, 2016)2) Alexis Sanchez scores to put Arsenal 3-0 up against Man United in the first 20 mins at Emirates: 47,000 tweets per minute (Oct 4, 2015) 3) Ozil scores moments after Arsenal go one up, giving them a 2-0 seventh minute lead against Man United: 41,000 tweets per minute (Oct 4, 2015)4) Louis Van Gaal throws himself to the floor in front of Mike Dean to protest Arsenals supposed theatrics: 36,000 tweets per minute (Feb 28, 2016) The playersDespite Uniteds online superiority, Arsenal midfielder Ozil is the Premier Leagues most popular player and seventh in the world with 54.9m followers across the big three social platforms.Zlatan Ibrahimovic is Manchester Uniteds most popular player worldwide with 51.6m, followed by Wayne Rooney (47.9m). Most mentioned Premier League players on social Name Social media mentions Paul Pogba 398.2k Wayne Rooney 339.6k Diego Costa 255.4k Mesut Ozil 232.5k Claudio Bravo 182.6k Pogba has gained 4.6m new fans this season - more than any other player in Europes top five leagues.In fact, since Pogba joined United for a world record £93.25m, the 23-year-old has been the second most discussed player in the world with over 390k mentions on social media - behind Real Madrids Cristiano Ronaldo on 1.2m.Uniteds Marcus Rashford has acquired 35 per cent of his fan base this season (750k), while the Gunners Granit Xhaka has collected 34 per cent of his followers this season (608k).With 14 million followers, @WayneRooney is not only the most followed player account from Arsenal or Uniteds current crop, he is also in the top 10 most-followed UK individuals. Arsenals most followed player account is @MesutOzil1088 with 13.7 million Twitter followers. Rooney reacts to an incident between Pepe and Lionel Messi during the Clasico in January 2012 Meanwhile, Manchester United duo Pogba and Ibrahimovic have dominated global Google search over the last 12 months. Pogba has been the most searched Man United or Arsenal player in 85 countries, while team-mate Ibrahimovic has dominated 84 different nations.Rooney is the most googled player from either team in Guernsey, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Syria, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.Meanwhile, Ozil is also Arsenals most popular player on Google, being searched more than any other player in Turkey, Yemen, Ethiopia and Eritrea.Watch Man United v Arsenal live on Sky Sports 1 on Saturday from 11.30am. Or watch for £6.99 without a contract, on NOW TV. Also See: Nevilles best Arsenal XI Wenger: Fergie rivalry forgotten Time to unleash Rashford? 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Pironkova, who was ranked outside the top 100 despite reaching the Wimbledon semifinals in 2010, beat three top 10 players in Sydney, 2012 French Open finalist Sara Errani, 2011 Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and Kerber.MONTREAL -- Rene Bourque scored in the second period to give the Montreal Canadiens a 2-0 victory over the Flames on Tuesday, ending Calgarys five-game win streak in the process. Carey Price made 27 saves for Montreal (30-21-6) for his fourth shutout of the year and second in four games. David Desharnais added an empty netter for the Canadiens. Reto Berra stopped 25 shots for Calgary (21-28-7). Bourque, in only his second game against his old team, scored the winner for the Canadiens at 16:15 of the second period. Bourque was rather fortuitous on the play, notching his eighth goal of the year when a Brandon Prust pass banked off his left leg and beat Berra. The Flames have now lost four straight on the road. The Canadiens, meanwhile, have yet to lose in regulation this year when leading after two periods (25-0-3). After a scoreless first period, the Flames gave Montreal a scare with a full two-minute, two-man advantage early in the second. With Tomas Plekanec in the box for roughing, as well as Lars Eller for handling the puck on the ensuing faceoff, Calgarys struggling power play took three shots on Price -- none too threatening.dddddddddddd The Habs have now killed off 27 straight penalties. They last allowed a goal while playing shorthanded on Jan. 24 against Detroit. NOTES: Mike Cammalleri made his return to Montreal, playing against his old club for the first time since being traded to the Flames in 2012. ... Berra got the nod in nets in place of Flames starting goaltender Karri Ramo (lower body). Ramo was injured in the first period of Calgarys 4-3 overtime win over Minnesota on Saturday. ... Dale Weise, 25, made his Canadiens debut playing on the fourth line with Ryan White and Michael Bournival. Weise was traded to Montreal from Vancouver for defenceman Raphael Diaz. ... The Habs cap their four-game homestand against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, while the Flames play the New York Islanders. ' ' '