Arsenal vs Manchester United
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 ARS | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 MAN | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Who won: Man United 2-1
Manchester United beat Arsenal 2-1 on Sunday, January 22, 2012 at Emirates Stadium. Goals for Arsenal: Robin van Persie (71'). Goals for Man United: Antonio Valencia (45'+1') and Danny Welbeck (81').
Play by play
Shockingly, Wenger's getting booed by Arsenal fans. Are there many greater managers in the world? Very harsh, and if he were to ever leave there's no doubt they'd regret it.
For United, the win maintains the pressure on Premier League leaders Manchester City but it gets harder for them, with Jones and Nani suffering injuries today.
Arsenal very much need the returns of Sagna, Gibbs and Wilshere to give them more width and make them more clinical in midfield.
That said, United were clinical and played the right way, but it's a result that could have been very different.
Arshavin is the villain yet again for Arsenal, with the home side deserving at least a point from the afternoon.
<b>Full-time: Arsenal 1-2 Manchester United</b>
- 94'
Welbeck very wasteful there! Rooney counters and plays the striker in but Welbeck had too much time, couldn't decide what to do and wasted the shooting opportunity by losing possession. Should have been 1-3.
- 94'
And again! This time Evans manages to clear away Mertesacker's header, but the ball's cleared off the line.
- 93'
Close for Arsenal there! Some confusion in United's box and Van Persie tries to head the loose ball in before Smalling manages to connect and just clear
- 92'
United just looking to run the clock down, clearly. Very frustrating for Arsenal.
- 90'
Arshavin may just complete a length of the pitch in that time...
- 90'
Five minutes of added time to be played...
- 89'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Evra booked for the challenge
- 89'
Horrible tackle from Evra on Walcott! Seems to have hurt himself at some point but there's no doubt he's guilty. Arsenal free-kick.
- 88'
Hopeful chip towards Welbeck is collected by Yennaris and Arsenal begin to push forward, looking for the equaliser.
- 87'
United free-kick.
- 86'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Rosicky booked for an obvious foul on Rooney
- 86'
Arsenal goal-kick.
- 85'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Van Persie booked for dissent
- 84'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Park on, Ramsey off
- 83'
Ramsey warned about the challenge after accidentally elbowing Rooney in the back
- 82'
Rooney now down in some pain after hurting his back
- 81'
Arshavin largely to blame following some sluggish defending from the lazy winger, though Valencia did well in the build-up, and Wenger could really rue that substitution.
- 80'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Arsenal 1-2 Manchester United! Welbeck scores, and probably the winner!
- 80'
Walcott's still on the pitch after appearing to recover, though how long he'll last is a different matter.
