*OFFICIAL* Match Thread - Arsenal v Manchester United 22/11/14

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Wouldn't she be about 100 now?

She would have been 87 next Saturday but her doctor was Harold Shipman.

You´ve brought all the memories back. Thanks for that.

Arsenal bottled that, should have thrashed Utd on chances created and with the defence Utd had out, but became increasingly anxious as the game progressed and reacted ridiculously to going a goal down. Have never seen a team leave so many opportunities to counter with that amount of time left on the clock, it was amateurish, deserved to lose for how idiotic they were. The goal was unfortunate, an offside and a foul, then an own goal, but they continually react poorly to difficult moments.

Utd were really poor for vast swathes of that game, could barely string more than 2/3 passes together, but a big win that should push Utd on to making a run at the top 4. Plenty of ammo for both sides of the Welbeck debate, easily the most dynamic striker on show but snatched at all his chances.

Originally Posted by Tiberian

. Plenty of ammo for both sides of the Welbeck debate, easily the most dynamic striker on show but snatched at all his chances.

Which pretty much sums him up tbf, good all round play and lousy finishing

Originally Posted by Red Al

Let's see all the abu press now say utd were right to sell that s**t @#%&! welbeck
Had his chances didn't take them even against our s**t defence :shakehead:

Typical welbeck all over

Originally Posted by Billy Bigbollox

Which pretty much sums him up tbf, good all round play and lousy finishing

Not sure there's a debate. He was a crap finisher at united and he is for arsenal. Strikers aren't measured by any other scale - it's goals and that's it.

Originally Posted by saffers

I dont mind mcnair in a 442, he has looked impressive.

But piling kids and trash like smaling and valencia into a 5 man defence is £#%&!ing stupid....

Huge question mark over lvg for me now. If we lose he will get hounded and it will be hard to defend him even if i wont agree with the inevitable "sack sack sack" frenzy.

Why would it be hard to defend him? The number of games played since he become manager is barely in double figures for £#%&!s sake.

25 years ago, a manager got 3 years of excuses. Now they get 3 months and an injury crises.

Originally Posted by Sneintzville

Fellaini was immense once again, you hating basterds must be burning inside lol

Are you serious? He was appalling any time he was near the ball, seems to be in the team for the purpose of winning flick ons from goal kicks. He did 2 important things today which sum him up, push the defender into the keeper while offside which led to the goal, and play a shit pass to Wilshere that led to him injuring himself and destroying their midfield.

Originally Posted by My Name is Keith

This. He must have put lvg's already out of joint nose even more out of joint. Worryingly stupid unless there's a good reason no one is aware of.

Or even one everyone is aware of.

It's pretty £#%&!ing obvious Herrera's ribs won't be prematurely risked so long as there are fitter players to play midfield instead.

Originally Posted by South Stand Johnny

Drogba at Old Trafford: 5 yards offside. Chelsea win 2-1, take 3 points, win the league on the basis of that single decision.

They also won the other league game against us that season with an offside goal.

Originally Posted by Jammy Dodger

Or even one everyone is aware of.

It's pretty £#%&!ing obvious Herrera's ribs won't be prematurely risked so long as there are fitter players to play midfield instead.

Well it's illogical to have him on the bench if he's so at risk. How on earth can you justify putting someone on the bench who is so close to puncturing their own lung that he should be surrounded by 'handle with care' bollards if he was to enter the pitch.Being on the bench or not is about being match fit, not being near death you £#%&!ing plum.

Is he keeping a squad player off the bench?

Originally Posted by Tiberian

He did 2 important things today which sum him up, push the defender into the keeper while offside which led to the goal, and play a shit pass to Wilshere that led to him injuring himself and destroying their midfield.

He also started the counter attack for our second goal.

Seems like it's very fashionable to hate Fellaini on here, and I'm not his biggest fan, but he's nowhere near as bad as some people make out.

Originally Posted by Neo

He also started the counter attack for our second goal.

Seems like it's very fashionable to hate Fellaini on here, and I'm not his biggest fan, but he's nowhere near as bad as some people make out.

he's every bit as bad. and our shape and style suffer more than just when he touches the ball. £#%&! knows why the back three keep playing it to him with a man on his back when they could look up and pass forward or wide to a player in space, but his control is not good enough.

Originally Posted by Tiberian

Are you serious? He was appalling any time he was near the ball, seems to be in the team for the purpose of winning flick ons from goal kicks. He did 2 important things today which sum him up, push the defender into the keeper while offside which led to the goal, and play a shit pass to Wilshere that led to him injuring himself and destroying their midfield.

Personally I thought Chambers giving him the run around by the touchline in the first 5 minutes summed him up

Still can't believe Di Maria missed that chance. Jesus christ.

Still trying to formulate my thoughts on that tbh. For all of their possession and shots, Arsenal were a terrible offside decision and a piss poor Di Maria miss away from being thrashed.

Add to that the fact that Wilshere should have been red carded; If any team 'rode their luck' today it certainly wasn't United. Arsenal had all the ball and couldn't score until the game was virtually over - a game that United should have put out of sight long before then.

Di Maria is a 50/50 player summed up by his assist and miss.

https://vine.co/v/OJl90PnMYn7

Haven't seen us get battered and win like that since Newcastle away in '96.

Originally Posted by ZiggyStardust

https://vine.co/v/OJl90PnMYn7

Just a quick note. Today leicester failed to score for the 6th game out of the last 7 since beating us.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

Just a quick note. Today leicester failed to score for the 6th game out of the last 7 since beating us.

@#%&!s