*Official* United v Arsenal Match Thread

Old Trafford
Barclays Premier League
Sunday 28th August 2011
K.O. 16:00

Unchanged side - Rio on the bench.

Same team as against Spurs

And Arsenal:

Scsscszzczczczeny
Jenkinson
Koscienly
Djourou
Tarore
Ramsey
Coqueln
Walcott
van Persie
Arshavin

Originally Posted by JakeB

Same team as against Spurs

jenkinson
Koscienly
Djourou
Tarore
Ramsey
Coqueln
Walcott
van Persie
Arshavin

Blimey. Welcome to the league pal...

What's the point, everything has already been decided. It's between ciddy and the Dippers this season

That Arsenal defence...

Jenkinson
Koscienly
Djourou
Tarore

& a debutant in the middle of the park alongside a decent youngster in Ramsey but come on, it's not Essien & Lampard is it.

If we can't move that lot all over the shop I'll be annoyed, especially the way we've played so far.

Originally Posted by Baron_van_Marlon

Blimey. Welcome to the league pal...

Had to wikipedia him

Not even listed in their first team squad on there

Originally Posted by Baron_van_Marlon

That Arsenal defence...

Jenkinson
Koscienly
Djourou
Tarore

& a debutant in the middle of the park alongside a decent youngster in Ramsey but come on, it's not Essien & Lampard is it.

If we can't move that lot all over the shop I'll be annoyed, especially the way we've played so far.

They will play out of their skins. You knows it........

Originally Posted by Baron_van_Marlon

That Arsenal defence...

Jenkinson
Koscienly
Djourou
Tarore

& a debutant in the middle of the park alongside a decent youngster in Ramsey but come on, it's not Essien & Lampard is it.

If we can't move that lot all over the shop I'll be annoyed, especially the way we've played so far.

The defence is nothing short of utter utter £#%&!. There's as many goals as we want there, hope we go for it.

Originally Posted by JakeB

Same team as against Spurs

And Arsenal:

Scsscszzczczczeny
Jenkinson
Koscienly
Djourou
Tarore
Ramsey
Coqueln
Walcott
van Persie
Arshavin

Starting with 10 men?

Originally Posted by Terry Silver

Starting with 10 men?

Missed out Rosicky, apologies

Barry Glendenning just retweeted this from one of the Arsenal lot...

Arsenal subs: Bob Nobody, Johnny Invisible, John Notbornyet, Innanimate Carbon Rod, Fabianski, Pat Rice, A Marble

They're not confident then

Carrick not even on the bench..

Really hope we can exploit the huge weaknesses in this team, get a few...upstage City as usual too

"I don't believe an Arsenal team has ever started this thin at the beginning of a game. A point even here would be a massive achieveent" Here we £#%&!ing go

Originally Posted by ziggyman17

Carrick not even on the bench..

I get the impression he's not fit, recurrence of the Achilles trouble that has dogged him for the past few years off and on.

Originally Posted by dunk

I get the impression he's not fit, recurrence of the Achilles trouble that has dogged him for the past few years off and on.

either that - or we've finally clocked on that he's been shit for 2 years.

but achilles yeah, yeah...

I like Carrick. But Cleverley and Anderson have felt like a breath of fresh air..hopefully Carrick can liven his game up too.

Originally Posted by believe

"I don't believe an Arsenal team has ever started this thin at the beginning of a game. A point even here would be a massive achieveent" Here we £#%&!ing go

Yup, we should prepare ourselves for 90 minutes of frustration against a supposedly "enfeebled" Arsenal.

If the worst happens and we drop points, brace yourself for an avalanche of euphoria about the "power shift" across Manchester

Can't wait to hear "Arsenal's youngsters" trotted out.