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May 1, 2011 9:05 AM EDT
Emirates Stadium — London
Referee:‬ C. Foy‎
Attendance:‬ 60107‎
 
56′ Aaron Ramsey
 

Premier League Preview: Arsenal - Manchester United

With the hosts stuttering at the Emirates, the Red Devils will seek to capitalise on their opponents' poor home form to ensure a comfortable run-in to the Premier League title

By Josh Clarke

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PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
Szczesny; Sagna, Djourou, Koscielny, Clichy; Song, Wilshere; Walcott, Fabregas, Nasri; Van Persie.
Johan Djourou continues to deputize for Thomas Vermaelen, who came through 90 minutes of a reserve game in midweek (coincidentally against Manchester United) following his lengthy spell on the sidelines, but is unlikely to be considered ready for a return to Premier League action just yet. In the Belgian's continued absence, Arsene Wenger is expected to keep faith with the side which ran out losers to Bolton.
Manchester United (4-4-2)
Van der Sar; Rafael, Smalling, Vidic, Evra; Valencia, Anderson, Carrick, Nani; Hernandez, Rooney.
It seems unlikely that Sir Alex Ferguson will risk playing Rio Ferdinand three times in a week, so Chris Smalling will probably come in. Otherwise, Michael Carrick will have the opportunity to build on his accomplished midweek performance in the Champions League while Dimitar Berbatov will likely feature on the bench after returning from injury.
DID YOU KNOW?
  • In-form Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney (pictured right) has scored in three of his last four games against the Gunners.
  • Stuttering Arsenal has won only one of its last seven league games – drawing five in total.
  • Flawless Manchester Unted has kept clean sheets in its last three games.
  • Manchester United has won the last four encounters against Arsenal – the last time it won five on the trot was between 1983 and 1985.
  • Arsenal has drawn its last three games at the Emirates, scoring only one goal - and that from the penalty spot.
  • Robin van Persie is the Gunners' top scorer with 19 goals in all competitions this season.
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Team News
Available Squads
13Wojciech SzczesnyGoalkeeper
3Bacary SagnaDefender
6Laurent KoscielnyDefender
20Johan DjourouDefender
22Gael ClichyDefender
17Alex SongMidfielder
16Aaron RamseyMidfielder
19Jack WilshereMidfielder
19Samir NasriMidfielder
14Theo WalcottStriker
10Robin van PersieStriker
1Jens LehmannGoalkeeper
18Sébastien SquillaciDefender
28Kieran GibbsDefender
10Andrey ArshavinMidfielder
27Emmanuel EboueDefender
29Marouane ChamakhStriker
52Nicklas BendtnerStriker
1Edwin van der Sar Goalkeeper
20Fabio Da SilvaDefender
5Rio FerdinandDefender
15Nemanja VidicDefender
3Patrice EvraDefender
13Ji-Sung ParkMidfielder
16Michael CarrickMidfielder
8AndersonMidfielder
17NaniMidfielder
14ChicharitoStriker
10Wayne RooneyStriker
29Tomasz KuszczakGoalkeeper
12Chris SmallingDefender
16John O'SheaDefender
21Rafael SilvaMidfielder
25Antonio ValenciaMidfielder
7Michael OwenStriker
9Dimitar BerbatovStriker
Players to Watch
Theo Walcott
Theo Walcott
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 14
Games Goals YC RC
35 8 1 0
Nemanja Vidic
Nemanja Vidic
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6 0 0 0
Results
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Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Robin van Persie Robin van Persie
Striker
Arsenal 		30 2
Wayne Rooney Wayne Rooney
Striker
Man United 		27 6
Kun Agüero Kun Agüero
Striker
Man City 		23 3
Aiyegbeni Yakubu Aiyegbeni Yakubu
Striker
Blackburn Rovers 		17 4
Emmanuel Adebayor Emmanuel Adebayor
Striker
Tottenham 		17 3