Premier League - Man Utd v Arsenal: classics

Eurosport - Fri, 28 Aug 13:08:00 2009

Arsenal will head to Manchester United on Saturday for the biggest Premier League match of the season so far. They have faced off in some league and cup classics over the years.

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Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal: October 20, 1990 (First Division)

Anders Limpar's goal gave Arsenal the win at Old Trafford en route to the old First Division title, but the match is remembered more for the fighting than the football.

Arsenal were deducted two points and United one after a 21-man brawl that shocked the public and entertained fans for years to come.

Nigel Winterburn went in late on Dennis Irwin, Brian McLair lost his head, perhaps with a previous encounter with Winterburn in mind, and started kicking him, Limpar got involved and then everyone else bar David Seaman piled in.

With hindsight it is hilarious that no-one was sent off as nowadays merely stepping to a man is enough to warrant a straight red card.

The FA acted retrospectively but the incident set the scene for what was hitherto a non-rivalry - United had been too mediocre to matter for the previous 20 years.

Arsenal 3-2 Manchester United: November 9, 1997 (Premier League)

Arsenal became the second team to complete a second double of FA Cup and league wins and, in doing so, beat United in a five-goal thriller at Highbury.

Anelka opened the scoring for the Gunners, who went 2-0 up when Vieira scored a superb goal soon afterwards.

But United fought back to parity through a Teddy Sheringham double to set up a grandstand finish.

Midfielder David Platt did not disappoint, winning the match with a typical header on 83 minutes.

It was probably one of the most fully-rounded Arsenal-United clashes with crowd violence adding to the drama: a Tottenham legend, Sheringham wound-up the home fans after scoring while United keeper Schmeichel and Gunners left-back Winterburn were both hit by coins.

Manchester United 2-1 Arsenal (a.e.t): April 14, 1999, Villa Park (FA Cup semi-final replay)

You can be forgiven for allowing Ryan Giggs's wonder goal to detract from what was otherwise an exceptional match.

United took a first-half lead with a classy long-range strike from David Beckham in a game that ebbed and flowed until the Gunners equalised midway through the second half through a Denis Bergkamp shot that deflected off Jaap Stam and squirmed under the body of Peter Schmeichel.

It took on a whole new dimension when Roy Keane was sent off for a second yellow card and, with the introduction of Marc Overmars, Arsenal were all over United.

Nicolas Anelka had a goal disallowed for offside and United's dream of an unprecedented trophy haul seemed to have been ended when Phil Neville brought down Bergkamp to give away an injury-time penalty.

But the drama had only just begun. Schmeichel saved Bergkamp's spot-kick to force extra-time, during which Giggs ran from halfway, beat the entire Arsenal back-line and fired into the roof of the net to score an outrageous goal that ranks among the all-time greats.

United went on to beat Newcastle in the final and win a famous treble and Giggs was rewarded with the PFA award 10 years later.

Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal: May 8, 2002, Old Trafford (Premier League)

Arsenal clinched a famous double with a 1-0 win at main rivals Manchester United in a match that Gunners fans have since immortalised in a quite funny song.

Sylvain Wiltord has never been regarded as the greatest of players but he had a knack of scoring vital goals under pressure: two years previously he hit a stoppage-time equaliser in the Euro 2000 final against Italy that France went on to win.

He finished on 58 minutes after Fabien Barthez parried Freddie Ljungberg's shot as Arsenal won their last 13 matches that season to pull clear of United.

Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal: September 21, 2003 (Premier League)

Another clash of the titans in which football was secondary, this bore-draw was memorable for the deranged, simian scenes that saw players from both sides land in hot water.

Arsenal were furious with United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy after Patrick Vieira was sent off for aiming a swing at him.

Ironically for a player renowned for going to ground rather easily, the Dutchman stayed on his feet, but the Gunners felt that his reaction helped get Vieira dismissed and they took great pleasure when he missed a late penalty.

Let's call it 'Monkeygate', as Martin Keown's taunts stood out more than anything else.

One of football's nice guys off the pitch, the former England defender danced around Van Nistelrooy like a big yellow chimp, provoking Ryan Giggs and Cristiano Ronaldo into a melee that also saw Ray Parlour, Ashley Cole, Lauren and - unsurprisingly - Jens Lehmann hauled in front of football's authorities.

Manchester United 2-0 Arsenal: October 24, 2004 (Premier League)

In an incident that will forever be known as 'Pizzagate', United and Van Nistelrooy got their revenge for Monkeygate with a 2-0 win thanks to a late Wayne Rooney goal and, appropriately, a controversial Van Nistelrooy penalty.

The match was a tense and angry affair but everything seemed in check until afterwards, when Arsenal - whose record, 49-match unbeaten run had come to an end - kicked off in the tunnel.

Sir Alex Ferguson left Old Trafford looking like a struggling mother covered in pizza, soup and possibly baby sick.

Fingers were pointed at various players but both clubs played-down the row.

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  1. Phil Neville brought down Ray Parlour in that famous FA­ Cup semi final, not Dennis Bergkamp. Call yourself­ footie fans ;)

    From Andrew Merrington, on Fri 28 Aug 12:36PM

  2. doris and how do you think you will do at the council­ house this seasom???hmmmmm, not very well i will tell­ you.....
    Manchester City Football Club, now the richest­ football club in the world. Owned by billionaires who­ think that they are playing Football Manager on the PS3­ rather than actually running a football team. They are­ paying ridiculous amounts of money for mediocre­ players, and generally ruining football. But they­ didn't sign Kaka, because Kaka actually has some­ sense. Hopefully they will fail miserably along with­ the rest of the overpaid arseholes at arsenal,­ liverfool and chelsea.......was going to put the­ toffees in there, but they have come unstuck­ already....

    From yorkie, on Fri 28 Aug 12:36PM
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    ALL HAIL D GUNNERS AS THEY POSESS THEIR POSETION­ AGAINST MAN U ,GUNNERS 2 man u 0

    From fortune, on Fri 28 Aug 12:36PM

  4. ALL HAIL D GUNNERS AS THEY POSESS THEIR POSETION­ AGAINST MAN U ,GUNNERS 2 man u 0

    From fortune, on Fri 28 Aug 12:36PM

  5. ALL HAIL D GUNNERS AS THEY POSESS THEIR POSETION­ AGAINST MAN U ,GUNNERS 2 man u 0

    From fortune, on Fri 28 Aug 12:36PM
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    I dont think you United fans have cause to moan about­ Eduardo diving when you had the biggest diver of all at­ OT - namely - Mr. Ronaldo!!

    From michelle.lieberman23, on Fri 28 Aug 12:29PM

  7. thanks to fergie for signing owen,i havn't had such­ a good laff for ages ha ha ha...
    CMON MCFC,salford red­ sox are on the way down...

    From dorisdazzler, on Fri 28 Aug 12:27PM

  8. man u r gonna kill arsenal 5-1 Rooney,3 Nani,1 Owen,1­ Arshavin1

    From Ben, on Fri 28 Aug 12:26PM
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    APPLICATION FORM FOR MUFC SUPPORTERS CLUB

    I wish to­ become a Manchester United supporter and I confirm­ that:

    1) I was born nowhere near Manchester and am­ prepared to show no loyalty to teams located in my­ local area.

    2) I confirm that I know absolutely­ nothing about football and will never seek to improve­ on my ignorance.

    3) I am a pretentious glory seeker­ and have rejected supporting my local team on the­ grounds that they might not give me enough reflected­ kudos.

    4) I am prepared to eat prawn sandwiches and­ totally reject meat pies, burger and chips and pints of­ beer on the grounds that these reflect the traits of­ true football fans from other clubs.

    5) I will buy a­ replica shirt at least twice a year and appreciate the­ kindness of the club in regularly changing the design,­ of transferring Ronaldo and Tevez and of increasing­ prices in the Club shop, in the interests of us­ supporters.

    6) I am only interested in winning and­ will sulk unreservedly if we do not win every game.­ Equally I will stop watching matches if we do not win­ regularly and will switch my allegiance to another team­ if they look more likely to win trophies.

    7) I will­ never publicly admit that Sir Alex Ferguson may have­ Alzheimer`s disease, that the Glazers have no money and­ that the club is in huge debt and that our best days­ may well be over.

    8) I am a total­ t**t.

    Signed....................

    From dorisdazzler, on Fri 28 Aug 12:25PM
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    APPLICATION FORM FOR MUFC SUPPORTERS CLUB

    I wish to­ become a Manchester United supporter and I confirm­ that:

    1) I was born nowhere near Manchester and am­ prepared to show no loyalty to teams located in my­ local area.

    2) I confirm that I know absolutely­ nothing about football and will never seek to improve­ on my ignorance.

    3) I am a pretentious glory seeker­ and have rejected supporting my local team on the­ grounds that they might not give me enough reflected­ kudos.

    4) I am prepared to eat prawn sandwiches and­ totally reject meat pies, burger and chips and pints of­ beer on the grounds that these reflect the traits of­ true football fans from other clubs.

    5) I will buy a­ replica shirt at least twice a year and appreciate the­ kindness of the club in regularly changing the design,­ of transferring Ronaldo and Tevez and of increasing­ prices in the Club shop, in the interests of us­ supporters.

    6) I am only interested in winning and­ will sulk unreservedly if we do not win every game.­ Equally I will stop watching matches if we do not win­ regularly and will switch my allegiance to another team­ if they look more likely to win trophies.

    7) I will­ never publicly admit that Sir Alex Ferguson may have­ Alzheimer`s disease, that the Glazers have no money and­ that the club is in huge debt and that our best days­ may well be over.

    8) I am a total­ t**t.

    Signed....................

    From dorisdazzler, on Fri 28 Aug 12:25PM
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    APPLICATION FORM FOR MUFC SUPPORTERS CLUB

    I wish to­ become a Manchester United supporter and I confirm­ that:

    1) I was born nowhere near Manchester and am­ prepared to show no loyalty to teams located in my­ local area.

    2) I confirm that I know absolutely­ nothing about football and will never seek to improve­ on my ignorance.

    3) I am a pretentious glory seeker­ and have rejected supporting my local team on the­ grounds that they might not give me enough reflected­ kudos.

    4) I am prepared to eat prawn sandwiches and­ totally reject meat pies, burger and chips and pints of­ beer on the grounds that these reflect the traits of­ true football fans from other clubs.

    5) I will buy a­ replica shirt at least twice a year and appreciate the­ kindness of the club in regularly changing the design,­ of transferring Ronaldo and Tevez and of increasing­ prices in the Club shop, in the interests of us­ supporters.

    6) I am only interested in winning and­ will sulk unreservedly if we do not win every game.­ Equally I will stop watching matches if we do not win­ regularly and will switch my allegiance to another team­ if they look more likely to win trophies.

    7) I will­ never publicly admit that Sir Alex Ferguson may have­ Alzheimer`s disease, that the Glazers have no money and­ that the club is in huge debt and that our best days­ may well be over.

    8) I am a total­ t**t.

    Signed....................

    From dorisdazzler, on Fri 28 Aug 12:25PM
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    APPLICATION FORM FOR MUFC SUPPORTERS CLUB

    I wish to­ become a Manchester United supporter and I confirm­ that:

    1) I was born nowhere near Manchester and am­ prepared to show no loyalty to teams located in my­ local area.

    2) I confirm that I know absolutely­ nothing about football and will never seek to improve­ on my ignorance.

    3) I am a pretentious glory seeker­ and have rejected supporting my local team on the­ grounds that they might not give me enough reflected­ kudos.

    4) I am prepared to eat prawn sandwiches and­ totally reject meat pies, burger and chips and pints of­ beer on the grounds that these reflect the traits of­ true football fans from other clubs.

    4a) i will eat­ jellied eels as i am no doubt a COCKNEY

    5) I will­ buy a replica shirt at least twice a year and­ appreciate the kindness of the club in regularly­ changing the design, of transferring Ronaldo and Tevez­ and of increasing prices in the Club shop, in the­ interests of us supporters.

    6) I am only interested in­ winning and will sulk unreservedly if we do not win­ every game. Equally I will stop watching matches if we­ do not win regularly and will switch my allegiance to­ another team if they look more likely to win­ trophies.

    7) I will never publicly admit that Sir Alex­ Ferguson may have Alzheimer`s disease, that the Glazers­ have no money and that the club is in huge debt and­ that our best days may well be over.

    8) I am a total­ t**t.

    Signed....................

    From dorisdazzler, on Fri 28 Aug 12:25PM

  13. i really believe, tomorow shall tell, GUNNERS 4LIFE

    From Onyia, on Fri 28 Aug 12:22PM

  14. I have a weird feeling that Gallas will score against­ United, probably wont happen

    From JT CaptainLegendHero, on Fri 28 Aug 12:21PM

  15. WIN OR LOSE MAN UNITED FOR LIFE

    From reddevils_4life99, on Fri 28 Aug 12:18PM
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    .APPLICATION FORM FOR LIVERPOOL SUPPORTERS CLUB

    I­­ wish to­ become a LIVERPOOL supporter and I confirm­­­ that:

    1) I was born nowhere near LIVERPOOL and am­­­ prepared to show no loyalty to teams located in my­­­ local area.

    2) I confirm that I know absolutely­­­ nothing about football and will never seek to improve­­­ on my ignorance.

    3) I am a pretentious glory seeker­­­ and have rejected supporting my local team on the­­­ grounds that they might not give me enough reflected­­­ kudos.

    4) I am prepared to eat prawn sandwiches and­­­ totally reject meat pies, burger and chips and pints­­ of­ beer on the grounds that these reflect the traits­­ of­ true football fans from other clubs.

    5) I will­ buy­ a­ replica shirt at least twice a year and­ appreciate­ the­ kindness of the club in regularly­ changing the­ design,­ of transferring ALONSO and of­ increasing­­ prices in the Club shop, in the interests­ of us­­ supporters.

    6) I am only interested in winning­ and­­ will sulk unreservedly if we do not win every­ game.­­ Equally I will stop watching matches if we do­ not win­­ regularly and will switch my allegiance to­ another­ team­ if they look more likely to win­ trophies.

    7) I­ will­ never publicly admit that RAFA­ BENETIZ may have­­ Alzheimer`s disease, that the­ GILLETTE have no money­ and­ that the club is in huge­ debt and that our best­ days­ may well be over.

    8) I­ am a total­­ t**t.

    Signed....................

    From reddevils_4life99, on Fri 28 Aug 12:16PM

  17. If Eduardo is a diver, what was ronaldo, Driver, Man u­ Encorage to Dive & won many matches coz of tat.

    From kar_018, on Fri 28 Aug 12:16PM

  18. YOU SEE DORIS YOU ARE NOT SO ORIGINAL ARE YOU SAME OLD­ S.H.I.T BUT I SUPPOSE BEING BITTER BECAUSE MAN UNITED­ ARE A SUCCESFUL HISTORIC BRITISH FOOTBALL CLUB WHOS­ FANS HAVE NEVER GOT BRITISH TEAMS BANNED FORM EUROPE­ WHO HAVE HAD PLAYERS LIKE BEST CHARLTON LAW BECKHAM­ GIGGS SCHOLES AND A MANAGER SUCCEASFULLY AT THE HELM­ FOR TWENTY YEARS CANT REALLY BE THAT BAD A CLUB TO PLAY­ FOR AND SUPPORT

    From reddevils_4life99, on Fri 28 Aug 12:16PM

  19. .APPLICATION FORM FOR LIVERPOOL SUPPORTERS CLUB

    I­­ wish to­ become a LIVERPOOL supporter and I confirm­­­ that:

    1) I was born nowhere near LIVERPOOL and am­­­ prepared to show no loyalty to teams located in my­­­ local area.

    2) I confirm that I know absolutely­­­ nothing about football and will never seek to improve­­­ on my ignorance.

    3) I am a pretentious glory seeker­­­ and have rejected supporting my local team on the­­­ grounds that they might not give me enough reflected­­­ kudos.

    4) I am prepared to eat prawn sandwiches and­­­ totally reject meat pies, burger and chips and pints­­ of­ beer on the grounds that these reflect the traits­­ of­ true football fans from other clubs.

    5) I will­ buy­ a­ replica shirt at least twice a year and­ appreciate­ the­ kindness of the club in regularly­ changing the­ design,­ of transferring ALONSO and of­ increasing­­ prices in the Club shop, in the interests­ of us­­ supporters.

    6) I am only interested in winning­ and­­ will sulk unreservedly if we do not win every­ game.­­ Equally I will stop watching matches if we do­ not win­­ regularly and will switch my allegiance to­ another­ team­ if they look more likely to win­ trophies.

    7) I­ will­ never publicly admit that RAFA­ BENETIZ may have­­ Alzheimer`s disease, that the­ GILLETTE have no money­ and­ that the club is in huge­ debt and that our best­ days­ may well be over.

    8) I­ am a total­­ t**t.

    Signed....................

    From reddevils_4life99, on Fri 28 Aug 12:13PM

  20. .APPLICATION FORM FOR LIVERPOOL SUPPORTERS CLUB

    I­­ wish to­ become a LIVERPOOL supporter and I confirm­­­ that:

    1) I was born nowhere near LIVERPOOL and am­­­ prepared to show no loyalty to teams located in my­­­ local area.

    2) I confirm that I know absolutely­­­ nothing about football and will never seek to improve­­­ on my ignorance.

    3) I am a pretentious glory seeker­­­ and have rejected supporting my local team on the­­­ grounds that they might not give me enough reflected­­­ kudos.

    4) I am prepared to eat prawn sandwiches and­­­ totally reject meat pies, burger and chips and pints­­ of­ beer on the grounds that these reflect the traits­­ of­ true football fans from other clubs.

    5) I will­ buy­ a­ replica shirt at least twice a year and­ appreciate­ the­ kindness of the club in regularly­ changing the­ design,­ of transferring ALONSO and of­ increasing­­ prices in the Club shop, in the interests­ of us­­ supporters.

    6) I am only interested in winning­ and­­ will sulk unreservedly if we do not win every­ game.­­ Equally I will stop watching matches if we do­ not win­­ regularly and will switch my allegiance to­ another­ team­ if they look more likely to win­ trophies.

    7) I­ will­ never publicly admit that RAFA­ BENETIZ may have­­ Alzheimer`s disease, that the­ GILLETTE have no money­ and­ that the club is in huge­ debt and that our best­ days­ may well be over.

    8) I­ am a total­­ t**t.

    Signed....................

    From reddevils_4life99, on Fri 28 Aug 12:13PM
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