Arsenal against Manchester United

Keown flicks the free-kick out for a United corner...

United free-kick, van Nistelrooy fouled again near half-way

United look over the top for van Nistelrooy, just offside

Ljengberg has taken exception to Solskjaer and both players are getting a talking to as teh match threatens to boil over

Giggs curls in teh resulting free-kick, well headed out by Gilberto, who is now playing centre-half by teh look of things

Keane chips forward for Solskjaer, Campbell defends well and takes the ball into the left-back area. Solskjaer hasn't given it up and Campbell looks to have thrown the elbow. Campbell is red-carded

Henry takes perhaps the worst free-kick I've ever seen. His shot goes into the crowd way over on the other side of the pitch, miles high and wide

...Pires goes off for Kanu as Henry prepares to take the free-kick

Pires dances down the left wing, Butt brings him down and is booked for his troubles. Good position for a cross...

...Giggs takes, defender heads out for a throw

Neville plays in Keane down the left. Gilberto fouls him, free-kick...

Solskjaer skips in off the line, beats Cole and looks for van Nistelrooy. Campbell's clearance hits Lauren and rebounds back to Taylor

Gilberto tries to float it over the United defence for Ljungberg but it skips out for a goalkick

Brown fouls Henry near the half-way line. Arsenal make their first change, Wiltord is on for Bergkamp

Giggs takes the flag kick, Henry heads clear

Barthez looks long for van Nistelrooy. He harries Campbell and wins his side a corner

Neville crosses deep for Solskjaer who heads to van Nistelrooy. He looks to work some space but Arsenal defend well

Ferdinand looks long for Giggs, nothing ball really, Giggs heads it straight out

...Henry takes, Barthez catches and throws to Giggs. He's fouled by Cole

Cole finds himself in acres on the left wing. Brown blocks the cross, corner to Arsenal...

United have reorganised at the back. Brown is back to right-back, Silvestre centre-half and Neville is now at left-back

United have a free-kick on the left. Keown heads clear

Henry spins clear down the left, skins a couple fo defenders and has a good chance to cross but it's too deep for Bergkamp

United attack again. Brown takes a throw from near teh corner flag and gets it back from Giggs. His cross floats just over the crossbar

Solskjaer crosses from the right, Giggs heads downwards and in. Great response. Arsenal 2 United 2

GOAL!!!!!

Henry, looking a couple of yards offside, picks it up just outside the box and calmy scores

GOAL!!!!

Arsenal attack again, Neville clears from a cross from the right

Butt does well again to stop Henry down the Arsenal left

Arsenal are playing well now. Edu looks for Gilberto but Butt gets in well

Scholes looks for Silvestre on teh overlap, good defending by Lauren

Bergkamp shoots, it hits Cole but Arsenal are awarded a corner anyway. Edu takes, Barthez fists it out. Henry looks to trick Keane but the skipper defends well

Bergkamp weaves down the left and puts a nice ball across, nobody in the middle for Arsenal though

Keane shoots but it's well wide

Campbell almost puts Taylor in trouble with an underhit back pass, the young keeper just beats Giggs and clears

Solskjaer has a good crossing opportunity on the right but skews it well wide

United look to hit straight back with Silvestre getting forward. Cole defends well

Ashely cole weaves into the penalty area, cuts inside and shoots. It took a deflection off the back of Henry and goes in. Arsenal 1 United 1

GOAL!!!!!!

Scholes plays it neatly for van Nistelrooy. He looks to slide in Solskjaer, offside

...Pires plays it wide for Lauren to cross. Disappointing, too deep, goal kick

Giggs gives away a free-kick for a foul on Gilberto. Again looks a little far out for a shot...

Keane becomes the first player booked for a late lunge on Ljungberg. Edu to take, too far out for a shot, United clear

The Highbury crowd is looking to lift Arsenal but United look happy to let their defence have the ball and sit on their lead

Arsenal get the second half under way

Gary Neville is coming on but it's John O'Shea who has gone off. Neville is lining up at right-back, Brown to centre-half and Silvestre to left-back

Wes Brown was down in the penalty area as the two teams went off for half-time and looks to have a nasty cut above his left eye. He may not be fit for the second half, in which case Gary Neville will come on at right-back

After a cagey opening United took the lead through a great piece of oportunism from van Nistelrooy and Arsenal have looked second best ever since. Arsene Wenger will have some harsh words for his team at the interval

HT: Arsenal 0 Manchester United 1

Arsenal are looking for an equaliser just before the break. Pires shoots, it hits Ljungberg and loops just over. Brown clears the corner well and it's half-time

Edu looks for Pires' run. Barthez flies out and gets a piece of it but he had to be rescued by his defenders who hack clear

Giggs gets free on the right but his cross is poor and Taylor claims easily

O'Shea is rampaging again, this time good tackle by Ljungberg

...Solskjaer's cross is far too deep and goes straight out

O'Shea breaks well down the left wing. Lauren brings him down, free-kick near the corner flag...

Arsenal have a free-kick which Bergkamp takes. United clear back to the Dutchman. The Gunners look to build patiently but can't find a way through

Pires finds Cole on the left. He does well to get to the first ball but Ferdinand covers and clears

Gilberto makes a break through the middle but goes down under a challenge. No free-kick, the Brazilian picks himself up a bit gingerly. Arsenal don't want to lose another midfielder

Arsenal break with Henry, good tackle by Ferdinand

United break quickly but Solskjaer plays a poor ball for Scholes when he had a good shooting chance

Vieira goes off for Edu. Keown takes over as captain

Vieira looks like he's feeling the effect of his recent injury. Edu looks like he may be coming on in what would be a big blow to the champions. On the pitch Bergkamp shoots well over

Vieira spreads play beautifully to Cole. He drops it off to Henry but his shot is blocked

Cole is okay to continue. Keane is having a good game and wins another important tackle in midfield

Ashley Cole is down after receiving a blow to the head

...Pires takes but Keane heada away well

Lauren finds Henry on the right wing. Silvestre does well to put it out for a corner...

The Gunners look long again for Ljungberg. He wins the header but it trickles straight to Barthez. Arsenal look out of sorts at the minute

Arsenal look shellshocked. Campbell tries a long ball down the middle but it runs straight out for a goal kick

Giggs and van Nistelrooy weave a neat interchange which sees the Dutchman scamper clear. He outpaces the Arsenal defence and lifts a classy finish over Taylor. 1-0 United

GOAL!!!!

Campbell wins the header from the free-kick but it loops harmlessly to Bartez in the United goal

Pires charges down the left and throws himself over. Referee Halsey gives a free-kick to Arsenal against Brown

O'Shea comes forward down the right. He drills in a cross to Scholes who flicks for van Nistelrooy. The Dutchman lifts it over Taylor but also over teh bar. Looked easier to score, bad miss

...Pires' dangerous kick is headed clear well

Henry skins Ferdinand, terrible defending. United scramble it out for another corner...

Pires takes the flag kick, it bounces through to Bergkamp who gives it back to Pires. His second cross is pulled to Vieira who tries a curler which goes miles wide

...Henry chips it up for Keown, Silvestre flicks it out for a corner

Arsenal win a free-kick 35 yards out. Probably a bit far out for a shot...

Bergkamp looks long for Pires. Ferdinand half clears, Bartez gathers the rebound

Arsenal appeal for a penalty after Pires' cross is blocked by Brown. Ref's not interested

Keane rolls the free-kick to Scholes, his shot is blocked. Vieira sees off the danger well

Gilberto gives away a sloppy free-kick about 25 yards out. With Beckham not playing it looks like Giggs might fancy it...

Henry finds some space on the right, crosses for Bergkamp but Keane is back and does well to cut it out and clear

Keane pings a ball out to Solskjaer on the right, Gilberto cuts out his cross

...Solskjaer crosses and finds Scholes arriving late, great chance but the England man heads wide. Should have done better

Vieira fouls Butt about 40 yards out, United take it quickly...

Henry crosses the free-kick, O'Shea heads clear

Lauren goes forward but is fouled by Roy Keane. Ref has a word but no booking

Campbell looks long for Bergkamp, good covering by United

Long clearance from Taylor. Bergkamp challeneges but is penalised. Silvestre stays down after getting an arm in the face. Free kick but no booking. Silvestre is okay

Pires looks to attack down the wing but Brown, playing at right-back, tackles well

Bergkamp looks for Ljungberg early but Bartez claims sharply

Arsenal attack again but Bergkamp fouls Brown

Ashley Cole leads Arsenal on the first attack of the game. His cross is cut out by Rio Ferdinand

Manchester United kick off the biggest game of the season

Arsenal are without David Seaman, absent with flu. Vieira is fit though, while Henry and Bergkamp play up front

United are at full strength. Beckham is left on the bench as Fergie goes for the same team which destroyed Newcastle on Saturday

Arsenal: Taylor, Lauren, Keown, Campbell, Cole, Ljungberg, Silva, Vieira, Pires, Bergkamp, Henry. Subs: Wiltord, Edu, Warmuz, Luzhny, Kanu.

Man Utd: Barthez, Brown, Ferdinand, Silvestre, O'Shea, Solskjaer, Butt, Keane, Giggs, Scholes, van Nistelrooy. Subs: Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Beckham, Ricardo, Fortune.

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Barthez looks long for van Nistelrooy. He harries Campbell and wins his side a corner

Neville crosses deep for Solskjaer who heads to van Nistelrooy. He looks to work some space but Arsenal defend well

Ferdinand looks long for Giggs, nothing ball really, Giggs heads it straight out

...Henry takes, Barthez catches and throws to Giggs. He's fouled by Cole

Cole finds himself in acres on the left wing. Brown blocks the cross, corner to Arsenal...

United have reorganised at the back. Brown is back to right-back, Silvestre centre-half and Neville is now at left-back

United have a free-kick on the left. Keown heads clear

Henry spins clear down the left, skins a couple fo defenders and has a good chance to cross but it's too deep for Bergkamp

United attack again. Brown takes a throw from near teh corner flag and gets it back from Giggs. His cross floats just over the crossbar

Solskjaer crosses from the right, Giggs heads downwards and in. Great response. Arsenal 2 United 2

GOAL!!!!!

Henry, looking a couple of yards offside, picks it up just outside the box and calmy scores

GOAL!!!!

Arsenal attack again, Neville clears from a cross from the right

Butt does well again to stop Henry down the Arsenal left

Arsenal are playing well now. Edu looks for Gilberto but Butt gets in well

Scholes looks for Silvestre on teh overlap, good defending by Lauren

Bergkamp shoots, it hits Cole but Arsenal are awarded a corner anyway. Edu takes, Barthez fists it out. Henry looks to trick Keane but the skipper defends well

Bergkamp weaves down the left and puts a nice ball across, nobody in the middle for Arsenal though

Keane shoots but it's well wide

Campbell almost puts Taylor in trouble with an underhit back pass, the young keeper just beats Giggs and clears

Solskjaer has a good crossing opportunity on the right but skews it well wide

United look to hit straight back with Silvestre getting forward. Cole defends well

Ashely cole weaves into the penalty area, cuts inside and shoots. It took a deflection off the back of Henry and goes in. Arsenal 1 United 1

GOAL!!!!!!

Scholes plays it neatly for van Nistelrooy. He looks to slide in Solskjaer, offside

...Pires plays it wide for Lauren to cross. Disappointing, too deep, goal kick

Giggs gives away a free-kick for a foul on Gilberto. Again looks a little far out for a shot...

Keane becomes the first player booked for a late lunge on Ljungberg. Edu to take, too far out for a shot, United clear

The Highbury crowd is looking to lift Arsenal but United look happy to let their defence have the ball and sit on their lead

Arsenal get the second half under way

Gary Neville is coming on but it's John O'Shea who has gone off. Neville is lining up at right-back, Brown to centre-half and Silvestre to left-back

Wes Brown was down in the penalty area as the two teams went off for half-time and looks to have a nasty cut above his left eye. He may not be fit for the second half, in which case Gary Neville will come on at right-back

After a cagey opening United took the lead through a great piece of oportunism from van Nistelrooy and Arsenal have looked second best ever since. Arsene Wenger will have some harsh words for his team at the interval

HT: Arsenal 0 Manchester United 1

Arsenal are looking for an equaliser just before the break. Pires shoots, it hits Ljungberg and loops just over. Brown clears the corner well and it's half-time

Edu looks for Pires' run. Barthez flies out and gets a piece of it but he had to be rescued by his defenders who hack clear

Giggs gets free on the right but his cross is poor and Taylor claims easily

O'Shea is rampaging again, this time good tackle by Ljungberg

...Solskjaer's cross is far too deep and goes straight out

O'Shea breaks well down the left wing. Lauren brings him down, free-kick near the corner flag...

Arsenal have a free-kick which Bergkamp takes. United clear back to the Dutchman. The Gunners look to build patiently but can't find a way through

Pires finds Cole on the left. He does well to get to the first ball but Ferdinand covers and clears

Gilberto makes a break through the middle but goes down under a challenge. No free-kick, the Brazilian picks himself up a bit gingerly. Arsenal don't want to lose another midfielder

Arsenal break with Henry, good tackle by Ferdinand

United break quickly but Solskjaer plays a poor ball for Scholes when he had a good shooting chance

Vieira goes off for Edu. Keown takes over as captain

Vieira looks like he's feeling the effect of his recent injury. Edu looks like he may be coming on in what would be a big blow to the champions. On the pitch Bergkamp shoots well over

Vieira spreads play beautifully to Cole. He drops it off to Henry but his shot is blocked

Cole is okay to continue. Keane is having a good game and wins another important tackle in midfield

Ashley Cole is down after receiving a blow to the head

...Pires takes but Keane heada away well

Lauren finds Henry on the right wing. Silvestre does well to put it out for a corner...

The Gunners look long again for Ljungberg. He wins the header but it trickles straight to Barthez. Arsenal look out of sorts at the minute

Arsenal look shellshocked. Campbell tries a long ball down the middle but it runs straight out for a goal kick

Giggs and van Nistelrooy weave a neat interchange which sees the Dutchman scamper clear. He outpaces the Arsenal defence and lifts a classy finish over Taylor. 1-0 United

GOAL!!!!

Campbell wins the header from the free-kick but it loops harmlessly to Bartez in the United goal

Pires charges down the left and throws himself over. Referee Halsey gives a free-kick to Arsenal against Brown

O'Shea comes forward down the right. He drills in a cross to Scholes who flicks for van Nistelrooy. The Dutchman lifts it over Taylor but also over teh bar. Looked easier to score, bad miss

...Pires' dangerous kick is headed clear well

Henry skins Ferdinand, terrible defending. United scramble it out for another corner...

Pires takes the flag kick, it bounces through to Bergkamp who gives it back to Pires. His second cross is pulled to Vieira who tries a curler which goes miles wide

...Henry chips it up for Keown, Silvestre flicks it out for a corner

Arsenal win a free-kick 35 yards out. Probably a bit far out for a shot...

Bergkamp looks long for Pires. Ferdinand half clears, Bartez gathers the rebound

Arsenal appeal for a penalty after Pires' cross is blocked by Brown. Ref's not interested

Keane rolls the free-kick to Scholes, his shot is blocked. Vieira sees off the danger well

Gilberto gives away a sloppy free-kick about 25 yards out. With Beckham not playing it looks like Giggs might fancy it...

Henry finds some space on the right, crosses for Bergkamp but Keane is back and does well to cut it out and clear

Keane pings a ball out to Solskjaer on the right, Gilberto cuts out his cross

...Solskjaer crosses and finds Scholes arriving late, great chance but the England man heads wide. Should have done better

Vieira fouls Butt about 40 yards out, United take it quickly...

Henry crosses the free-kick, O'Shea heads clear

Lauren goes forward but is fouled by Roy Keane. Ref has a word but no booking

Campbell looks long for Bergkamp, good covering by United

Long clearance from Taylor. Bergkamp challeneges but is penalised. Silvestre stays down after getting an arm in the face. Free kick but no booking. Silvestre is okay

Pires looks to attack down the wing but Brown, playing at right-back, tackles well

Bergkamp looks for Ljungberg early but Bartez claims sharply

Arsenal attack again but Bergkamp fouls Brown

Ashley Cole leads Arsenal on the first attack of the game. His cross is cut out by Rio Ferdinand

Manchester United kick off the biggest game of the season

Arsenal are without David Seaman, absent with flu. Vieira is fit though, while Henry and Bergkamp play up front

United are at full strength. Beckham is left on the bench as Fergie goes for the same team which destroyed Newcastle on Saturday

Arsenal: Taylor, Lauren, Keown, Campbell, Cole, Ljungberg, Silva, Vieira, Pires, Bergkamp, Henry. Subs: Wiltord, Edu, Warmuz, Luzhny, Kanu.

Man Utd: Barthez, Brown, Ferdinand, Silvestre, O'Shea, Solskjaer, Butt, Keane, Giggs, Scholes, van Nistelrooy. Subs: Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Beckham, Ricardo, Fortune.

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