Premier League - Nasri nails United
Eurosport - Sun, 09 Nov 07:21:00 2008
Samir Nasri scored twice as Arsenal beat Manchester United 2-1 in a pulsating Premier League encounter at the Emirates Stadium.
The France international netted either side of half-time as the Gunners bounced back from their recent bad run to move above Sir Alex Ferguson's side and into third in the table.
Nasri's 22nd minute opener took a wicked deflection off Gary Neville but his second, three minutes into the second-half, was a crisp strike after a patient Gunners move.
Rafael Da Silva gave United hope with his first goal for the club in the last minute but the hosts held on in the six minutes of injury time that were played after an earlier injury that forced keeper Manuel Almunia from the field.
United had 17 efforts at goal, the first of which came after just three minutes when Anderson's strike was blocked only for the ball to fall to Michael Carrick who dragged his shot narrowly past the post.
Wayne Rooney's curling shot from the edge of the box was then palmed away by the diving Almunia. Dimitar Berbatov turned the ball in but he was offside.
Arsenal really should have taken the lead after ten minutes when Gael Clichy produced a superb cross from the left only for an unmarked Nicklas Bendtner to head over from eight yards.
Three minutes later the Dane, playing up front on his own in the absence of Emmanuel Adebayor, failed to get any contact on Nasri's cross after again finding himself unmarked in the area.
The hosts continued to press and Edwin Van der Sar's poor punch fell to Abou Diaby on the penalty spot whose shot was blocked by Carrick.
But Rooney missed a glorious chance to open the scoring when he spooned over Cristiano Ronaldo's cut back from close range.
The opener did come when Cesc Fabregas's free-kick was headed out only as far as Nasri whose fierce drive from the left corner of the penalty area took a big deflection off United skipper Neville, leaving Van der Sar with no chance.
Ronaldo's whipped free-kick was then headed just centimetres past his own post by Clichy before Fabregas had an effort deflected narrowly past the post as the game continued in an end-to-end nature.
There was still time before the break for Almunia to dive full length to his right to palm away Park's drive before Bendtner's cross to the back post was volleyed wide by Theo Walcott.
Walcott was pivotal in Arsenal's second just after the break as his run took Nemanja Vidic out of the penalty area and Fabregas's pass found Nasri in the gap vacated by the Serb. The young Frenchman unleashed a fierce strike for his and Arsenal's second.
United could have pulled a goal back almost immediately but Ronaldo sidefooted his volley from five yards just past the post.
Diaby then headed wide after Van der Sar was hesitant at a corner and Arsenal had strong claims for a penalty after Vidic tugged on Nasri's shirt after a surging run from the summer recruit.
Almunia took an accidental kick in the head from Carrick, after failing to hold a corner and diving on the ball just ahead of the United midfielder, and with 12 minutes remaining he was replaced by Lukasz Fabianski.
The young Pole had no chance when another sub Rafael chested the ball down on the edge of the penalty area and unleashed a stunning volley into the bottom corner.
But unlike the recent game against Tottenham, Arsenal held on for the victory to bring the curtain down on an eventful week for Arsene Wenger and his team.
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thats the way Imad... f*ck these hopeless @#$%-ANAL and loserfool fans up!!!
To all the f*cking arsenal fans who commented below...
cant wait to f*ck u all up when u lose to us miserably at old trafford...
when we kick ur tiny whiny thin sore ugly mother f*cking A**.
wait till the end of the season when we come up with another silverware and u only turn home with nothing(as usual)... 1 win and u talk like u have won the premiership (keep dreaming)... We on the otherhand have won it and the champions league so i would like you to simply listen to me and STFU... u understand... STFU!!!
one thing about this win and makes arsene wenger the more special is that nobody gave arsenal a single chance to come out tops in this match. i am sure many lost their bettings yesterday. the injuries that diplected the team was not helping but beating manu with such a half team is what makes arsenal and wenger special. theo was half fit, gallas and silvestre were equally half fit and worse was the absence of a prolific striker in the team. in all arsenal was playing with eight and half team and still outplayed manu. u got to gie wenger credit while trying to understand what he wants to do to english football. wenger ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuules!!!!!!!!!!
I never realized that soccer could affect ones emotional well being until I watched Arsenal beat Man Who. When I got home from the club, I enjoyed my food; talking to my son (5) who is also gunners die hard. Later, I enjoyed my conjugal rights wife my honey during bewitching hours. Go gunners go. You are a factor in my life.
I meant with comment 321 the liverpool supporter
am man.utd supporter but i have never been confortable with the combination of carrick and anderson in the midfield esp in big games.
tany_nee111, You are talk and with a big mouth that is good for nothing. I agree with comment 324 made sense besides he is a liverpool fan. I support Man Utd and you arse @#$% are sounding like babies...you are sounding like this is the first time you won United. You should be ashamed of yourselves...i admit when good football is being played go back and see my previous comments...i gave it to Arse @#$% kids because they played better football then us...Football is a lovely game and when a good game is played you admire skills...sure i am disappointed that we lost but we did for reasons and without excuses ... It's still early to judge as the big 3 are coming to Old Trafford and we have a game in hand...I am sure all the arse @#$% forgot when they got beat by Hull at home and stoke away ... did you laugh as much Mr. tany_nee111?
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Keep the Red Flag Flying Highhhhhh
Arsenal played well yesterday, but United still have a game in hand...and 3 games at home against Chelsea, Liverpool & Arsenal to come....Still a long way to go!
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As a liverpool supporter i was very impressed with arsenal yesterday, Not for just beating the mancs, but the way they did it. Exciting end to end stuff....... It doesn´t matter who you support, you have to admire the gunners !
Manu never fight with big teams like Arsenal, see the different between youngers and old boys
nasari nailed united i like it !!!!!!!!!!!!
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