Arsenal vs Manchester United
Match pulse
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
- 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
- 93'
FT: Arsenal 2 Manchester United 2
- 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
- 91'
Into the first of two added minutes. Ferdinand clears long for van Nistelrooy to chase, Cole defends well
- 90'
Butt crosses long for Neville, Lauren clears
- 89'
Gilberto plays it long from the back but it goes straight through to Barthez
- 88'
Brown loks for Solskjaer down the right wing, Gilberto sees it out for a goalkick
- 87'
...Solskjaer takes for Scholes on teh edge of the box. His cross is claimed by Taylor
- 86'
Keown flicks the free-kick out for a United corner...
- 85'
United free-kick, van Nistelrooy fouled again near half-way
- 85'
United look over the top for van Nistelrooy, just offside
- 84'
Ljengberg has taken exception to Solskjaer and both players are getting a talking to as teh match threatens to boil over
- 83'
Giggs curls in teh resulting free-kick, well headed out by Gilberto, who is now playing centre-half by teh look of things
- 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
- 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
- 81'
...Pires goes off for Kanu as Henry prepares to take the free-kick
- 80'
Pires dances down the left wing, Butt brings him down and is booked for his troubles. Good position for a cross...
- 79'
...Giggs takes, defender heads out for a throw
- 78'
Neville plays in Keane down the left. Gilberto fouls him, free-kick...
- 77'
Solskjaer skips in off the line, beats Cole and looks for van Nistelrooy. Campbell's clearance hits Lauren and rebounds back to Taylor
- 76'
Gilberto tries to float it over the United defence for Ljungberg but it skips out for a goalkick
- 75'
Brown fouls Henry near the half-way line. Arsenal make their first change, Wiltord is on for Bergkamp
- 74'
Giggs takes the flag kick, Henry heads clear
- 73'
Barthez looks long for van Nistelrooy. He harries Campbell and wins his side a corner
- 72'
Neville crosses deep for Solskjaer who heads to van Nistelrooy. He looks to work some space but Arsenal defend well

