The sight of Robin van Persie emerging back
on to the pitch after the final whistle, despite
being substituted showed two things.
The first was that Robin van Persie was
happy to beat his former team and that he
no longer feels sorry for them. He'll hate to
see Arsenal win the title as he languishes at
Manchester United and saw this win as
further confirmation that he made the right
decision.
The second; it showed just how much this
victory meant to Manchester United.
In the same fixture last season, the Red
Devils played Arsenal off the park in a
dominating performance. The 2-1 scoreline
paints a different picture but for those who
watched the game, you would think the two
teams were in a different division. Arsenal
were inferior.
United fans and players alike saw the win as
an expected formality, but that is no longer
the case.
It seemed the win last night was a marquee
moment in United's season. Arsenal hadn't
gone to Old Trafford with so many expecting
a Gunners victory in years.
But the reality is, the Gunners were at the
end of a hectic two weeks that saw them
play Chelsea, Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund
and Manchester United. They were
exhausted and had very little left to offer.
Despite the fact that Arsenal's stars were far
from their best, Manchester United could
only score one very, very lucky goal before
relying on Nicklas Bendtner's incompetence
to keep their lead intact.
Had the ball not hit Van Persie's shoulder, or
if Per Mertesacker had been there to defend
the near post as usual, that goal would not
have gone in and Arsenal would have got the
draw they deserved.
Despite losing, the game delivered many
positives for the Gunners.
It confirmed that the defending champions
are not the confident force they once were.
They struggled to break down an Arsenal
side that was still recovering from a historic
win away to Borussia Dortmund whilst
United were rested from a meek 0-0 draw to
Real Sociedad.
David Moyes was lucky to face Arsenal at the
right time - at the end of a hard run of
fixtures. Had they been facing the Gunners
after the international break it is likely the
scoreline would be reversed.
So even though Manchester United have
closed the gap on Arsenal to five points, they
aren't back in the title race. It does alleviate
fears that they could miss out on the top
four, but it does not mean they'll be top of
the pile come May.
If they struggled to beat an Arsenal side
battered by tough fixtures and an injury
crisis, they will not beat the Emirates outfit,
Chelsea or Manchester City to the title.
They may have got the three points, but the
game exposed all of the flaws that will
prevent United from retaining their Premier
League crown.


Thank you. [Inspiring_awe]

PATHETIC!!!!! Is this the best you can do? Running to a faceless forum to voice your hatred for man utd? I FEEL YOUR PAIN BRO. Go RENT a life. Either its 1-0, 2-0, 8-2, win na win.
And again, no goal is a lucky goal, becos your opponent must surely make mistake before you're able to score. So stop looking for excuses that you played this, and you played that. Its a game of football. When man utd had the hectic early season schedule, nobody complained about that but here you are crying out loud. Well I almost forgot, your club is for the cry babies. Have you read the story of the ugandan who lost his house becos of a wager(bet) that arsenal were gonna beat man utd? And here you are wailing, you dat didn't even watch the match talkless of betting a KOBO. Cheers bro and grow up. Don't ever compare arsenal to MAN UTD, you won't live to tell the tale.

Op your lies are useless. If Wyne Roonye had converted that begging chance,would you have come here to rant about Bentner's miss? If Chris Smalling had scored from RVP's freekick,would you be mentioning Bentner's miss? If Kagawa had taken his short in the box ,would you be ranting this crap? I watched d match, Arsenal created no eye catching chance except the Sagna cross at the dying minute of the match. Bottle up, Man Utd will win the league or finish second to either chelsea or man city. Arsenal will be on 5th position by mid january.

I dont know why people will just wake up from sleep and starts saying rubish. A win is a win and notin more. man utd won the match,no backyard yarns here. About who will win the legue, we all know that arsenal cant win it.they will always end up wit fourthfy