Thursday, November 1, 2007

Six of the best: Man U v Arsenal



1. Who could forget the infamous Battle of Old Trafford" in 2003 when Ruud Van Nistelrooy's missed penalty sparked a mass brawl at the end of the game?

2. Then there was Thierry Henry's sensational 30-yard thunderbolt which sailed over Fabien Barthez's head to cap an astonishing 1-0 victory for the Gunners at Highbury in October 2000?

3.And who could forget Sylvain Wiltord famously scoring the goal which sealed a 1-0 win and clinched the Premiership title in Manchester United's own back yard in May 2002?

4. But the Gunners have been on the wrong end of a couple of hammerings from the Red Devils, with the 6-2 League Cup defeat at Highbury in 1990... (kalau tak silap lee sharpe score hattrick game nehh) Sharpe..

5. ... and the 6-1 Premiership mauling at Old Trafford highlights under Alex Ferguson's reign.

6.Yet the most famous clash between the two is perhaps the Semi-Final clash at Villa Park which saw Peter Schmeichel save a Dennis Bergkamp penalty in injury time and prevent Arsenal going on to a possible 'Double' that season. Instead, the game went to Extra Time and a Ryan Giggs wonder goal shot Manchester United into the FA Cup Final and the Red Devils' later sealed a famous 'Treble' of League, FA Cup and Champions' League in 1999.

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