Damien

You do get the Champions League games included and the first few FA Cup games. The United season ticket price is a bit of a bluff because you're required to buy the Champions League and FA Cup games as they come available. Why they can't include that with the total price is a bit weird.

If we take the most expensive United season ticket: £950 for the 'Sir Alex Ferguson Stand Tier 1 / South Upper Centre' area and then add 7 cup games (FA Cup and Champions League are priced the same at United):

£950 + £364 (£52 x 7) = £1314

And cheapest (East Stand Lower):

£532 + £210 (£30 x 7) = £742

It will probably be a bit more because the further you get in the Champions League and FA Cup would mean you need to pay more but we'll exclude them as beyond 7 you would need to buy (but are not required to buy) tickets at Arsenal.

Actual price comparison:

Cheapest:

Arsenal: £985
United: £742

Most Expensive:

Arsenal: £1,955
United: £1,314

So yes. A lot more expensive but not quite the most expensive being cheaper than Arsenal's lowest price.

I think it's worth pointing out it's largely product of the location. Spurs' prices are a lot closer than you would suspect:

Cheapest:

Arsenal: £985
United: £742
Spurs: £730

Most Expensive:

Arsenal: £1,955
United: £1,314
Spurs: £1,845

Which of course doesn't include Champions League games and only two cup games.

That said it is frustrating the prices at Arsenal are so high. They are amongst the highest in football. The board need to understand that if Arsenal don't buy world-class players then the fans resent paying world-class prices for their tickets. They do this because the other revenue streams are pretty rubbish at Arsenal. They were tied into long-term contracts for the shirt deal to help pay for the stadium when they could easily double that now. The commercial revenue is also pretty poor compared to United and Liverpool.