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Rampant Reds head to cup semis

In the books this will go down as an unremarkable 2-0 victory over Arsenal at Old Trafford. Unremarkable because Manchester United has now scored four victories in a row over the Londoners. In truth, with Sir Alex Ferguson selecting a line-up few could have predicted – including seven defenders – United’s victory was anything but [...]

Fergie spins positives ahead of cup clash

Sir Alex Ferguson has warned his Manchester United side against turning a blip into a slump after defeats to Chelsea and Liverpool in the past 10 days. But the 69-year-old manager was in positive mood on finally breaking a week-long silence ahead of United’s FA Cup fifth round tie with Arsenal at Old Trafford. However, [...]

Time for United to twist the knife

“They do not know how strong we are,” declared the Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger at half time during Tuesday night’s one-sided encounter between the Londoners and Barcelona at Camp Nou. Yet, as Arsenal slumped to defeat against the Catalans for the second time in as many seasons a certain sense of inevitability played out. The [...]

Running scared

Incredible isn’t it. It’s Manchester United’s worst team in five years but the opposition still can’t stand facing Sir Alex Ferguson’s men. First Chelsea inexplicably cancel Sunday’s fixture more than 27 hours ahead of the game; then Arsenal captain Cesc Fábregas admits the Gunners were terrified of visiting Old Trafford last week. For the second time in [...]

Video: United 1 – 0 Arsenal

United score vital win over Arsenal

Manchester United scored a vital win over Arsenal at Old Trafford despite Wayne Rooney missing a second half penalty. Sir Alex Ferguson’s side fully deserved the 1-0 win after a combative display in Manchester, with Arsenal rarely showing the free-flowing football that brought the visitors to the Premier League summit last week. The win gives [...]

Reds set for “match of intensity”

Manchester United faces its toughest match of the season to date, with Premier League leaders Arsenal due at Old Trafford tonight. Unbeaten in the league but with a series of damaging draws in away fixtures, Sir Alex Ferguson is seeking to impose United’s will in a match the Scot describes as intense. Arsenal arrives with arguably [...]

Arsenal: stop Wilshere, win the game

Normally one assumes that the central attacking midfielder in a 4-2-3-1 is the most influential player. No longer necessarily so – this might be so in terms of assists and/or goals but not so if one is to canvass the game as a whole. Possession is not a luxury, but a necessity and in the [...]

Evra begins war of words but who will end it?

The needle been missing from the Manchester United – Arsenal fixture in recent years. Certainly Arsenal’s comparative lack of success over the past five years and then Jose Mourinho’s introduction to English football has taken the edge off the bickering between Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger.  Patrice Evra just pulled out the whetstone. Indeed, [...]