Arsenal vs Manchester United
Match pulse
ARSAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Man United 3-1
Manchester United beat Arsenal 3-1 on Sunday, January 31, 2010 at Emirates Stadium. Goals for Arsenal: Thomas Vermaelen (80'). Goals for Man United: Nani (33'), Wayne Rooney (37') and Park Ji-Sung (52').
Play by play
- 95'
Game over. A throughly convincing performance from Manchester United and an emphatic victory. Arsenal's title chase is over again, barring some miraculous run of form. Rooney, Scholes, Nani and Park were excellent and United go one point behind the leaders Chelsea.
- 94'
What a miss! United break and have three on three. Rooney feeds in Valencia, he rolls it across the face for Berbatov and as the ball spins to Rooney, he fires wide from the penalty spot.
- 93'
What has happened to Walcott? He runs on to the ball at pace and has decent space down the left but turns in a woeful cross.
- 91'
Arshavin has had a miserable afternoon. He loses the ball and then fouled Valencia. Had the Russian taken some of the chances he had early on, or picked the right pass, this afternoon could have been very different.
- 90'
Last chance saloon for Arsenal as Evans' header pops up to Gallas on the six yard box. Van der Sar comes out, and all it needs is a help on header but he nods wide. Five added minutes...
- 89'
Arshavin's shot is half blocked and comes to Bendtner but he is crowded out inside the area. Here comes Berbatov, for the excellent Nani.
- 87'
Park goes off after a good shift and Valencia comes on.
- 86'
Nani gets free down the right as Arsenal leave gaping holes at the back. He crosses and Giggs shoves Vermaelen in the back but amazingly, the ref awards a corner.
- 85'
Arshavin skips round Rafael but the Brazilian gets back to stop the cross and concede a corner. From it Vermaelen gets a free header but it is hacked away by Brown.
- 84'
What a let off for Almunia! He spews out a ridiculous pass right to Nani and only a back-tracking Gallas prevents a fourth.
- 83'
Such a weak header from Walcott. He was ten yards from goal and unmarked but he headed it like an eight-year-old school boy in the playground who is afraid of the ball.
- 82'
Walcott gets a free header but his effort is far too tame.
- 82'
Nice run from Arshavin as he finally comes to life and wins a corner.
- 81'
Another Arsenal goal in the next five minutes and I might wake up from this deep slumber.
- 80'
Vermaelen has a go with a flying volley from the edge of the area and it brushes off Brown and into the net.
- 80'
GOAL! Vermaelen!
- 78'
The game is dawdling to a conclusion. At times like this the ref should be able to end the game early, like in boxing.
- 77'
Fabregas has given up here. Again he wastes possession when he had plenty of options. He must be gutted. I bet he'll instruct his agent to get onto the blower to Barcelona the second the game has finished.
- 76'
Clichy whips in a cross to the newly installed Bendtner but he tries to score with a glancing header from 16 yards out. Ambitious to say the least.
- 75'
Rooney mugs Eboue not once but twice. He puts him on his arse first with a nice change of direction, then cuts inside as the defender catches up with him but flashes his shot wide of the post.
- 73'
Fabregas sums up Arsenal's malaise with a poor corner that Evra can clear at the near post.
- 72'
Giggs' first touch is a horrible piece of control on the edge of the area as Rooney fed him.
- 71'
Changes: Scholes off and Giggs on for United. Eboue and Bendtner for Rosicky and Sagna for Arsenal.
- 70'
A vital challenge from Clichy as United break from Arsenal's corner. Rooney tries to find Nani but the left back slides in right at the last.
- 69'
Rooney gets away down the left and turns in a cross with his left foot but it sails wide of the far post.
Leaders
ARSMAN 
