Arsenal vs Manchester United

Premier League
Arsenal
20-8-5
2-2
Final
Highbury
TV: Fubo

Match pulse

ARSAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'MAN
54%Possession46%
10Shots6
7On target3
0Corners0
0Saves0
0Fouls0

Final score

Arsenal and Manchester United drew 2-2 on Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at Highbury. Goals for Arsenal: Thierry Henry (51', 62'). Goals for Man United: Ruud van Nistelrooy (24') and Ryan Giggs (63').

Play by play

  1. 93'

    Not a classic by any stretch of the imagination and as you were at the top of the table, United three points clear, Arsenal with a game in hand. Arsenal showed good fight to come back but the momentum is with United in the title race

  2. 93'

    FT: Arsenal 2 Manchester United 2

  3. 92'

    Long ball for Henry. His flick comes back to him off a defender. He shoots, good stop from Barthez, who uses his feet well

  4. 91'

    Into the first of two added minutes. Ferdinand clears long for van Nistelrooy to chase, Cole defends well

  5. 90'

    Butt crosses long for Neville, Lauren clears

  6. 89'

    Gilberto plays it long from the back but it goes straight through to Barthez

  7. 88'

    Brown loks for Solskjaer down the right wing, Gilberto sees it out for a goalkick

  8. 87'

    ...Solskjaer takes for Scholes on teh edge of the box. His cross is claimed by Taylor

  9. 86'

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

  10. 85'

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

  11. 85'

    United look over the top for van Nistelrooy, just offside

  12. 84'

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

  13. 83'

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

  14. 83'

    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

  15. 82'

    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

  16. 81'

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

  17. 80'

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

  18. 79'

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

  19. 78'

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

  20. 77'

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

  21. 76'

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

  22. 75'

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

  23. 74'

    Giggs takes the flag kick, Henry heads clear

  24. 73'

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

  25. 72'

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