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Saturday August 29, 2009 Finished Old Trafford

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Manchester United

  • Rooney 59’ (pen.)
  • Diaby 64’ (o.g.)

Arsenal

  • Arshavin 40’

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  1. United end Arsenal run

    United end Arsenal run

    Manchester United ended Arsenal's perfect start to the season as they came from behind to win 2-1 at Old Trafford in the Premier League. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Manchester United
    • Arsenal
    • 90+6' FINAL WHISTLE! United win 2-1 and it is a first defeat for Arsenal this season while the champions have rebounded from their loss at Burnley with two consecutive victories and they go third in the table.
    • 90+5' Wenger has been sent to the stand by the fourth official.
    • 90+4' Van Persie puts the ball in the back of the net but Gallas is offside and the flag goes up.
    • 90+3' Arsenal piling people forward and on the break Berbatov picks out Nani who sees his first shot well saved by Almunia before blazing over the rebound.
    • 90+1' A great pass from Nani but Berbatov, who had raced from his own half, horribly shanks his shot way wide when clear on goal.
    • 90' Clichy's cross is cleared by Berbatov of all people in his own penalty area.
    • 89' United will go third if the score remains the same.
    • 88' Five minutes added time to be played.
    • 87' Berbatov earns a corner.
    • 86' Diaby beats Evra with ease but cannot pick the right pass in the penalty area.
    • 85' A teasing cross from Bendtner is just too high for Eduardo in the penalty area.
    • 84' Dimitar Berbatov replaces Giggs.
    • 83' Thomas Vermaelen meets the corner at the near post but cannot direct his header on target.
    • 82' Bendtner gets to the by-line and wnis a corner.
    • 81' Clichy has only scored once for Arsenal and he screws a 30-yard shot so far wide, it goes for a throw.
    • 80' Arshavin cannot continue so Aaron Ramsey comes on.
    • 79' Nani tracks back well but Arsenal win a corner.
    • 78' Arshavin cannot quite reach a Van Persie pass and is limping after overstretching.
    • 77' A long ball is pumped into the penalty area and Van Persie goes down under pressure from Evra but clearly nothing doing.
    • 76' Here comes Eduardo to a crescendo of jeers. He replaces Denilson.
    • 75' The game has become somewhat scrappy.
    • 74' Arsenal will be fined as they have received six cautions.
    • 73' Sagna is the ninth player booked for waving his arm in protest at a Dean decision.
    • 72' No change in formation from Wenger, it is still 4-3-3.
    • 71' And that's his last action as he is replaced by Bendtner.
    • 70' Eboue booked for a quite blatant dive.
    • 69' A snap shot from Evra from 14 yards but Almunia gets down well to claim the shot, low to his left.
    • 68' Nani beats Gallas once but not a second time and the big defender clears.
    • 67' Rooney has got his tail up now but his long-range effort is way off target.
    • 66' Arshavin scores the opener. Match Image
    • 65' Diaby almost makes instant amends but after creating an opening with his twinkle feet, he drags his shot wide of the far post from 14 yards.
    • 64' 2-1 UNITED!!! Giggs swings in a free-kick from the left and inexplicably Diaby heads past his own keeper under no real pressure. A gift for United.
    • 63' Park replaces the ineffective Valencia.
    • 62' Van Persie smacks the middle of the crossbar with his swinging free-kick from the right. Not sure if the Dutch striker intended to catch the keeper off his line.
    • 61' Brown is booked for a horrid lunge on Diaby. And Rooney also goes into the book for a swipe at the back of the Frenchman during his marauding run.
    • 60' Rooney tries to catch Almunia out from the halfway line but the Spanish keeper gallops back to catch the audacious effort.
    • 59' GOAL!!!! And Rooney converts as he sends Almunia the wrong way. 1-1 GAME ON.
    • 58' PENALTY! A long pass down the left channel from Giggs and Rooney goes down under a challenge from Almunia. It was clear contact and a clear penalty.
    • 57' Diaby's probing pass into the penalty area is cut out by the sliding Evra.
    • 56' Clichy and Valencia in action. Match Image
    • 55' From the corner, the ball drops to Carrick on the edge of the penalty area but his shot is blocked by Sagna.
    • 54' Clichy wins a foot race with Evra in the battle of French left-backs but is forced to concede a corner.
    • 53' Only eight goal attempts in the match. United have had just three and none have tested Almunia.
    • 52' Valencia pulls the trigger from 25 yards but way over the crossbar.
    • 51' Arsenal dominating at the start of the second-half.
    • 50' Clichy's deep cross finds Eboue unmarked eight yards from the goal but the Ivorian fails to either shoot or control and the ball runs under his foot.
    • 49' If Foster was partly culpable for the goal, he has certainly made amends there.
    • 48' Arshavin gets to the by-line and his cross from the left is met by Van Persie but Foster makes a superb save with his outstretched left foot to deny the Dutchman. A superb save.
    • 47' Gallas was a giant in the opening period. Match Image
    • 46' We are underway for the second-half. No changes to either side.
    • 45+2' HALF-TIME and the Gunners lead through an Arshavin wonderstrike. Arsenal are unbeaten in 68 games when they have led at half-time.
    • 45+1' Van Persie booked for a foul on Giggs but yet again it is Gallas who blocks Rooney's shot.
    • 45' Great chance for Vidic from the resulting corner but he scuffs his shot from no more than eight yards.
    • 44' Song fouls Nani but the quick free-kick from the left is headed away by Gallas for another corner.
    • 43' Arshavin on the prowl again but Vidic intercepts the pass intended for van Persie.
    • 42' The home fans have been silenced by that goal.
    • 41' Only moments earlier Arshavin was claiming a penalty after Fletcher slid in on him. I am sure he does not care now. He celebrated in his usual finger to mouth manner.
    • 40' GOAL!!!!!!!!!!! What a hit from Arshavin. He unleashes a rifle from 25 yards and although Foster gets a hand to it, he cannot keep out a rasping shot from the Russian maestro which nestles in the top corner.
    • 39' Van Persie beats Brown but cannot get the better of Evra and hits the deck to the derision of the home fans.
    • 38' Denilson loses out to Valencia who tries to pick out a cross but Almunia claims.
    • 37' Carrick tries to pick out Giggs but Gallas has been immense so far and shields the ball through to Almunia.
    • 36' Nani does well to dig out a cross but Gallas climbs well to head clear.
    • 35' Chelsea will be top at the end of August. Do not worry United fans as in seven of the club's 11 previous Premier League winning seasons they have not been top of the table at the end of August.
    • 34' Evra is booked after a foul on Sagna, his third infringement in the opening 35 minutes.
    • 33' Van Persie has three assists this season, more than any other player in the division.
    • 32' Van Persie controls Denilson's free-kick with aplomb and feeds Arshavin whose low drive is cut out by Vidic.
    • 31' Rooney has hardly had a kick in the opening half-hour and his free-kick curls wide of the near post.
    • 30' Another surging run from Evra and his gallop is ended abruptly by Gallas on the edge of the penalty area. A yellow card for the former Arsenal captain.
    • 29' Ryan Giggs and Nani on a different wavelength and the pass from the Welsh veteran rolls through to Manuel Almunia.
    • 28' Eboue gives the ball away cheaply and United have 3 on 2 but the pass is cut out on the edge of the penalty area.
    • 27' Eduardo on the bench. Penny for your thoughts? Match Image
    • 26' Foster flaps at the resulting corner and the ball drops to Arshavin who opens his body but curls his shot just inches over the top corner.
    • 25' Arsenal's best chance as van Persie cuts inside Vidic and earns himself half a yard but Evra makes a crucial block.
    • 24' Evra gets to the by-line but he cannot quite pick out Rooney. Gael Clichy dallies on the ball in the penalty area but gets away with it.
    • 23' The first yellow card as Song is late on Valencia.
    • 22' Arshavin tries his luck from distance but his effort is charged down.
    • 21' Arsenal's last win at Old Trafford was a 1-0 League victory in September 2006.
    • 20' A quiet 20 minutes in truth. No shots on target yet.
    • 19' Van Persie plays a short free-kick to Denilson but he cannot pick out a team-mate in the penalty area.
    • 18' Arsenal's last away defeat in the League was in Manchester. They are unbeaten in their last 13 matches, since a 3-0 defeat at Manchester City last November.
    • 17' Gallas meets Giggs' corner firmly at the near post.
    • 16' Nani bursts into the penalty area but a great recovery tackle from Bacary Sagna means it is only a corner.
    • 15' The game is being played at a frenetic pace.
    • 14' This time Foster claims Robin van Persie's delivery untroubled.
    • 13' Brown climbs high at the near post to clear the danger but it's another corner.
    • 12' Nice passing from Arsenal and Eboue forces Wes Brown to concede a corner.
    • 11' Carrick catches Eboue on the knee. Not malicious but painful for the Ivorian.
    • 10' John O'Shea finds Rooney with a superbly flighted pass in the penalty area but William Gallas is strong and fends off the danger.
    • 9' Arsenal are looking to win their opening three Premier League matches of the season for only the third time.
    • 8' CHANCE! Arsenal fail to clear their lines and Rooney flights a ball into Fletcher but he puts his shot over the top from 12 yards.
    • 7' Referee Mike Dean gives Antonio Valencia a lecture after he catches Thomas Vermaelen with a flailing arm as he goes up for a header.
    • 6' Andrei Arshavin's delivery is claimed by Ben Foster, albeit at the second attempt.
    • 5' Abou Diaby goes over Nemanja Vidic's outstretched leg and Arsenal have a chance to swing in a dangerous cross.
    • 4' Patrice Evra is making his 100th League appearance for United today.
    • 3' A lovely surface should encourage passing especially as it is a windy evening in the North West.
    • 2' Eboue has the first shot of the match but his effort from 20 yards is screwed wide of the post.
    • 1' We are underway!
    • 17:10 The teams come out before a capacity Old Trafford crown.
    • 17:05 Rooney has scored five Premier League goals against Arsenal, more against them than either of the other big four sides.
    • 17:00 Arsenal have only won one of their last seven matches against Manchester United in all competitions, losing four times.
    • 16:55 Ryan Giggs will support lone frontman Wayne Rooney with Antonio Valencia and Nani on the flanks. Michael Carrick is partnered by Darren Fletcher rather than Anderson in midfield.
    • 16:50 The United line-up misses both Dimitar Berbatov and Michael Owen as Sir Alex Ferguson plumps for a major reshuffle from the champions.
    • 16:45 The Croatian international was charged with "deceiving the referee" by UEFA yesterday, triggering a storm of protest from Wenger. The French coach has preferred Emmanuel Eboue to Niklas Bendtner in the attacking role on the right with Abou Diaby joining Denilson and Alex Song in midfield.
    • 16:40 Eduardo has been left on the bench by Arsene Wenger as Arsenal put their free-scoring start to the season on the line.
    • 16:35 Manchester United have won 72, Arsenal 66 and there have been 42 draws.
    • 16:30 Welcome to our coverage from Old Trafford as Manchester United and Arsenal meet for the 181st time in the League.

  • Summary

    • 90+5' Wenger has been sent to the stand by the fourth official.
    • 90+3' Arsenal piling people forward and on the break Berbatov picks out Nani who sees his first shot well saved by Almunia before blazing over the rebound.
    • 90+1' A great pass from Nani but Berbatov, who had raced from his own half, horribly shanks his shot way wide when clear on goal.
    • 69' A snap shot from Evra from 14 yards but Almunia gets down well to claim the shot, low to his left.
    • 65' Diaby almost makes instant amends but after creating an opening with his twinkle feet, he drags his shot wide of the far post from 14 yards.
    • 64' 2-1 UNITED!!! Giggs swings in a free-kick from the left and inexplicably Diaby heads past his own keeper under no real pressure. A gift for United.
    • 62' Van Persie smacks the middle of the crossbar with his swinging free-kick from the right. Not sure if the Dutch striker intended to catch the keeper off his line.
    • 59' GOAL!!!! And Rooney converts as he sends Almunia the wrong way. 1-1 GAME ON.
    • 48' Arshavin gets to the by-line and his cross from the left is met by Van Persie but Foster makes a superb save with his outstretched left foot to deny the Dutchman. A superb save.
    • 45' Great chance for Vidic from the resulting corner but he scuffs his shot from no more than eight yards.
    • 40' GOAL!!!!!!!!!!! What a hit from Arshavin. He unleashes a rifle from 25 yards and although Foster gets a hand to it, he cannot keep out a rasping shot from the Russian maestro which nestles in the top corner.
    • 31' Rooney has hardly had a kick in the opening half-hour and his free-kick curls wide of the near post.
    • 26' Foster flaps at the resulting corner and the ball drops to Arshavin who opens his body but curls his shot just inches over the top corner.
    • 25' Arsenal's best chance as van Persie cuts inside Vidic and earns himself half a yard but Evra makes a crucial block.
    • 8' CHANCE! Arsenal fail to clear their lines and Rooney flights a ball into Fletcher but he puts his shot over the top from 12 yards.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Manchester United

    Manager: Alex Ferguson

    Captain: John O'Shea

    Starting line-up

    • B. Foster
    • J. O'Shea
    • W. Brown Yellow Card
    • N. Vidic
    • P. Evra Yellow Card
    • A. Valencia Substitution Out (63′)
    • Nani
    • D. Fletcher
    • M. Carrick
    • R. Giggs Substitution Out (86′)
    • W. Rooney Yellow Card

    Subs

    • M. Owen
    • P. Scholes
    • G. Neville
    • D. Berbatov Substitution In86′
    • T. Kuszczak
    • J. Park Substitution In63′
    • Anderson

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Arsenal

    Manager: Arsene Wenger

    Captain: Manuel Almunia

    Starting line-up

    • M. Almunia Yellow Card
    • B. Sagna Yellow Card
    • W. Gallas Yellow Card
    • T. Vermaelen
    • G. Clichy
    • Denílson Substitution Out (79′)
    • A. Diaby Own Goal
    • E. Eboue Yellow Card Substitution Out (71′)
    • A. Song Yellow Card
    • A. Arshavin Goal Substitution Out (81′)
    • R. van Persie Yellow Card

    Subs

    • M. Silvestre
    • N. Bendtner Substitution In71′
    • V. Mannone
    • K. Gibbs
    • D. Eduardo Substitution In79′
    • A. Ramsey Substitution In81′
    • J. Wilshere

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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