Arsenal Lost at Home With Manchester United
Posted on January 31, 2010
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Arsenal put a big doubt his claim to the champion’s title, giving home of Manchester United with a score of 1:3.
Sunday’s clash still managed to recover a central defender, Arsenal Thomas Vermaelen, so that Sol Campbell did not even make the reserve. At the starting line-up released midfielder Alexandre Song – for him this was the first match after returning from the African Cup. Also from the first minutes later, and Samir Nasri.
Contrary to expectations, in the not recovered Nemanja Vidic. And since Rio Ferdinand began serving his long disqualification, the duo in the center of defense “red devils” were Jonny Evans and Wes Brown. At the start of returned motor Ji-Sung Park, and the experienced Ryan Giggs was in stock. In the role of sole striker made the best Premier League goalscorer Wayne Rooney.
The first dangerous moment was created by the masters “Emireyts” for 3 minutes. Andrei Arshavin broke through on the left flank and do not become the transfer center at the free Nasri, decided to strike themselves with an acute angle – is inaccurate. Mankuniantsy answered a couple of dangerous backache from the right flank, but close to no one has.
At 13 minutes Arshavin again left Brown out in the cold and stayed in the far corner. The ball went in centimeters from the alignment of the gate. Gradually emerged from a slight advantage “Arsenal”, they looked fresher and faster with the ball. From Cesc Fabregas and Arshavin constantly pose a threat. As part of “United” does not matter looked both extreme defender – that Rafael Da Silva, that Patrice Evra.
Several attacks “red devils” has managed to hit an attacking enemy rush. A 33-minute visit, and all, opened the account. Nani cheated on the right edge of the two rivals, left and Denilson with an acute angle on the incredible trajectory of the ball threw the collar Manuel Almunia – 0:1. Golkiper only the fingertips touch the sphere.
Arsenal threw the losses, but the 36-minute run into the swift counter-attack “United.” Rooney gave a pass to Nani, who with his half of the field headed for the stranger free kick, and then returned the ball to the Englishman. Wayne in touch struck, scoring a goal in 100 Premier League and already 20 this season – 0:2.
At the 41 minute Nani could bury the “Gunners” – Paul Scholes threw the ball under attack by the Portuguese, he struck, but the ball brushed Vermaelen and left for the front line. All attempts by the home team play at least one goal before the break failed. Shots Arshavin and Song turned out inaccurate, and indeed for the first 45 minutes the Londoners only just hit the wing.
The second half started with another goal in the gate Almunia. Denilson lost the ball in midfield, and immediately three mankuniantsev jumped on the lone defender. Park to share with anyone else did not, sending the ball into the lapping of the near-rod – 0:3.
In the remaining time Arsenal spent time in the attacks, but without much success. Did not help the owners and the left by substitute Theo Walcott, Emmanuel Eboue and Nicklas Bendtner. “United” is too quiet for 80 minutes and still missed. This Vermaelen in the fall with a line struck free kick on the batted ball, he touched Evans and flew into the net gate – 1:3.
Goal, of course, gave the Gunners’ confidence, but their forces were not infinite, and the defense of “Red Devils” are no longer allowed mistakes. Already in compensated time, Rooney had a great time to scoring twice, but did not hit the wing doors. The guests brought the matter to the final victory.
Manchester United scored a deserved victory and approached to within 1 point to the leading Chelsea, which has a match in stock. In the lost points, Arsenal is now lagging behind the “blue” by 8 points – after a home defeat in November (0:3) from the very same Chelsea, the gap was 9, but as it turned out, this was not the end.
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