How Man United fire ahead of Arsenal and Liverpool to make themselves the Boxing Day kings

In 22 Boxing Day fixtures, the Red Devils have only lost once - a 3-1 defeat to Middlesbrough in 2002.
They've drawn twice and won 19 times for a whopping win rate of 86.4 per cent.
Such is United's mystical hold on Boxing Day, they even managed to win with David Moyes in charge, seeing off Hull City 3-2 last season.
Another indication of United's freakish record on Boxing Day is the gap between themselves and Arsenal, who are the second best Boxing Day team in the Premier League era.
The Gunners have also only lost once in 22 Boxing Day fixtures but have drawn six times and won 15, returning a 68.2 per cent win-rate.
The stats come from an in-depth study carried out by betting company Sports Interaction.

BOXING DAY BELTER: Robbie Fowler has a fine Boxing Day record [GETTY]

Third-best Boxing Day team Liverpool only have a win ratio of 45.5 per cent - and they haven't won since Rafa Benitez left the club.
Burnley, Hull City and Swansea have lost every Boxing Day fixture they’ve played in.
Of the sides that have played over 10 Premier League fixtures, Aston Villa are the worst Boxing Day team in history.
Villa have won only three times in 22 fixtures, drawing five times and losing 14.
Everton are another side with 22 years of Premier League experience but Christmas has rarely been full of cheer for the Toffees faithful.
They have six wins, seven draws and nine defeats for a win ratio of 27.3 per cent.
Newcastle also seem to suffer from Christmas hangovers, winning only four times in 20 fixtures.
Worryingly for the Magpies, they travel to Old Trafford – the festive fortress – this year.

GOAL-GETTER: Jermain Defoe scored five goals for Spurs on Boxing Day [GETTY]

Though they have played fewer games, West Brom and Leicester can be considered festive flops, each with one win in eight fixtures (12.5 per cent).
Southampton have only registered four wins in 15 attempts, returning a win ratio of 26.7 per cent%.
Robbie Fowler is the Premier League's most prolific Boxing Day player, with eight goals scored for Liverpool and Man City between 1994 and 2004.
Thierry Henry and MLS star Robbie Keane lead the chasing pack with seven goals scored while Theo Walcott is the most prolific active player with six goals, including a brace last season and a hat-trick against Newcastle the year before.
Jermain Defoe also has six goals, five for Spurs and one for West Ham.

GOAL THREAT: Gareth Barry has a good Boxing Day record [GETTY]

One of the most surprising hotshots on Boxing Day is Gareth Barry.
The defensive midfielder clearly enjoys his Christmas dinner, netting three times for Aston Villa and once for Manchester City.
With Barry now at Everton, Mark Hughes may need to consider some special marking plans when his Stoke side travel to Goodison Park this Christmas.
Sports Interaction's Frank Doyle said: "It's long been said that Manchester United always seemed to win the league in December and this report goes a long way in quantifying that.
"Old Trafford is a festive fortress and even when they travel away, they act like the Grinch – ruining everyone else's Christmas!
"The individual records also provided some quality trivia for the stat-loving fan. While the top goal scorers are all names you'd associate with prolificacy, the likes of Christian Benteke and Gabriel Agbonlahor will be horrified to know that Gareth Barry is their club's top Boxing Day striker."