Arsenal Firing Blanks - Outgunned by United

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Manchester United 2 - 1 Arsenal

It looks like this will be another season without silverware for Arsenal. They seem to be able to do everything but score goals, but unfortunately for them; it's goals that win football matches!

Arsenal were able to dominate for long spells in the first half, but the usually reliable Adebayor, missed some great chances. However, he did open the scoring in the 48th minute, but he seemed to divert the ball in with his arm, and was lucky to get away with it. The visitors deserved to be in front as they had given United the run around in the first half, but surely Arsene Wenger would not wish for his side to go ahead unfairly! He seems to think that most refereeing decisions go against his team, but he need not have worried if in this instance the pendulum had swung the other way, because it wasn't going to be for long!

In the 54th minute United were level, due in no small measure, to a peculiar handball by William Gallas. If that was not enough to invite Ronaldo to level the scores, nothing could be. But even the Portuguese scoring machine needed two bites of the cherry, because the penalty had to be retaken. However, he was only toying with Arsenal keeper Lehmann, and doesn't seem to be able to miss from the spot - or anywhere else for that matter!

United now had the initiative, more or less handed to them on a plate! Tevez and Anderson, came on for Park and Scholes after 55 minutes, and the manager seems to be making a habit of scoring winning goals, after such substitutions. Tevez went close, but it was Hargreaves who bagged the winner. Evra was fouled about 25 yards out, and all eyes seemed to be on Ronaldo, who might have been expected to take the free kick. Hargreaves strode forward and fiercely belted the ball over the Arsenal wall, and into the net. A goal that deserved to be a match winner, and that's just what it turned out to be.

So United are six points ahead, with Chelsea seemingly the only side that could even think about curtailing their relentless march to the Premiership title. Everyone else will have to content themselves, like Arsenal - with what might have been!

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