Manchester United vs Arsenal
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Who won: Man United 2-0
Manchester United beat Arsenal 2-0 on Sunday, April 9, 2006 at Old Trafford. Goals for Man United: Wayne Rooney (54') and Park Ji-Sung (78').
Play by play
- 90'
FULL-TIME: United are good value for their ninth consecutive Premiership victory; the gap at the top is still seven points with just five matches to play.
- 89'
Ronaldo gets the chance to run at Senderos; he does a couple of quite unnecessary step-overs before the big Swiss defender decides he's had enough and robs him of the ball.
- 88'
Ferdinand breaks from the back; he feeds the ball in to the feet of Rooney, but the United star can't take the ball in his stride.
- 87'
With the game seemingly out of Arsenal's reach, the tempo and tension has gone out of the play.
- 86'
Saha flicks on a long clearance from Van der Sar, but Senderos comes across to clear as Rooney looked to pounce on the loose ball.
- 85'
Senderos almost finds Ljungberg with a good low pass, but Silvestre gets just enough on the interception to take the ball away from the Arsenal winger.
- 83'
UNITED SUB: Evra comes on to replace Park; Park has played his part in this United win, grabbing the crucial second goal. Evra comes on to give the home side a more defensive feel.
- 82'
Vidic has been immense at the back for United; after a shakey start, he and Ferdinand have been excellent.
- 81'
Adebayor shows good pace to beat Vidic, but he can't pick out a team-mate with a cross.
- 80'
Ronaldo is unbelieveably lazy at times; he just stands and watches as Pires walks towards him with the ball at his feet; the thought of making a tackle seems to be the furthest thing from his mind.
- 79'
United are just eleven minutes away from a massive win; it just keeps them in with a shout of catching Chelsea.
- 78'
GOAL! Rooney gets to the by-line after rounding Senderos; he doesn't panic as he faces Lehmann, instead he picks out Park with a low pass to the back post and the South Korean international slides home.
- 77'
GREAT DEFENDING! Ferdinand makes a strong, well-timed challenge on Ljungberg as he broke in to the penalty area.
- 76'
Silvestre is booked for a challenge on Ljungberg. It's a harsh decision; the Arsenal winger just seemed to get his legs tangled.
- 75'
Senderos is lucky not to give away a free-kick as he blocks off Rooney as the United man tries to close down Lehmann.
- 74'
ARSENAL SUB: Ljugberg comes on for Hleb. Arsenal's final change.
- 74'
CHANCE! The corner is only half-cleared; it falls to Pires, but he drags his shot wide and Eboue can't direct it goalwards at the far post. Poor effort from Pires.
- 74'
Adebayor's touch takes him past Vidic and in to the area, but United have enough players back to snuff out the danger. Arsenal corner...
- 73'
...But he curls a right-footed shot a few yards wide of the near post. No trouble for Van der Sar.
- 72'
Henry stands over the free-kick, 30 yards out...
- 72'
Pires is pushed by O'Shea as he runs at the heart of the United defence. A booking for the Irish utility man.
- 71'
Ferdinand is down at the moment, receiving some treatment. After a spell on the touchline, he is back on the pitch and seems to be moving freely enough.
- 70'
ARSENAL SUBS: Fabregas and Van Persie are replaced by Henry and Diaby. Double change from Wenger as he urges his side on in search of a goal.
- 70'
This is phenomenal stuff from both sides; great skill and technique, played at a furious rate.
- 69'
HEADER! Giggs' free-kick is punched in to the air by Lehmann; Ferdinand climbs highest among a group of players to head goalwards, but Senderos heads clear.
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