FA Cup
Why are Arsenal wearing an all-white kit at home against Manchester United in the FA Cup?
The Gunners won’t be in their usual colours when they take on Amorim’s out of form side in the FA Cup.

Do not turn off your screens, it’s not Real Madrid, Leeds United or Swansea City. For the fourth year in a row, Arsenal will wear an-all white kit as part of a campaign aimed at reducing knife crime on the streets of London.
The ‘No More Red’ campaign will see The Gunners wear a special version of the current Adidas home kit, one that, as the name suggests, has had the red removed from the design. The men’s players will wear the whiteout strip against Manchester United in the fourth round of the FA Cup while the women’s team will do so in their FA Cup match against Bristol City.
‘No More Red’ began in January 2022 to “help keep young people safe from knife crime and youth violence”, Arsenal said in a statement. “The white shirts will never be sold commercially, and instead are awarded to volunteers who give their time and skills to our charitable partners.”
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Knife crime remains a “scary” issue in London
While the campaign continues to do good work, knife crime in London is still a huge issue. Just last week, the Metropolitan Police confirmed that 14-year-old Kelyan Bokassa was stabbed to death on a bus in Woolwich Church Street.
It was the murder of 16-year-old Arsenal fan Ben Kinsella in 2008 that led to the creation of an anti-knife crime charity in his memory, which now partners with the club; 10 teenage deaths occurred in 2023 with 9 of them stabbings.
Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard wrote in the club’s programme: “As captain I’m really proud of what the club is doing in the community to create safe spaces to play football, provide more opportunities for connection and champion role models.
“The players have again been connecting with local projects we are supporting, and by wearing the kit again today, hopefully that will result in even more focus on the issues.”
Arsenal Women’s forward Alessia Russo told Sky News that “it is scary and it’s a shame that things are still happening”, adding that “I think sport has the power to change so much and we don’t even see the half of it. And this is one thing. It’s definitely a big issue, an important issue that we need to be tackling.
Arsenal host Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium in North London on Sunday January 12 at 10 a.m. ET.
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