This game will be one of the defining moments of the season. The winner will have a psychological upper hand for the rest of it.

Despite having dropped points away to Aston Villa on Wednesday, Arsenal seems to be playing a better football. Manchester on the other hand do not have that spark, I can see them dropping many more points as things get uglier in Prem.

Thoughts?

Should be 2010.

A mmix of United playing blindingly and Arsenal playing poorly in the end.

I've never believed Arsenal could maintain a credible challenge, based on passion and youthful zest only, for the remainder of the season. For United, Nani's current form is like suddenly having a new player.
:-)

Perhaps this game shows more than any other game recently that Arsenal made a basic mistake in not replacing Adebayor.

Well how about having Bendtner on the bench while putting in crosses with hobbits at the end.

Then Bendtner comes in and that's him who starts to cross.

Lesson 1, if you have tall striker keep him in the box.

OK, Lesson 0, have a proper keeper as the first thing. You cannot afford to concede a goal like that when playing at the top level. If only we had a keeper at the level of Van der Saar...