Arsenal v Manchester United - Sunday 22 January - 16:00 GMT

[Dennis Bendtner]

Team that day was:

Szczesny, Jenkinson, Koscielny, Djourou, Traore, Rosicky, Ramsey, Coquelin, Arshavin, van Persie, Walcott

Likely team tomorrow

Szczesny, Djourou, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Miquel, Ramsey, Song, Rosicky/Benayoun, Walcott, van Persie, Arshavin

So three changes overall (Mertesacker / Miquel / Rosicky), overall doesn't look all too promising... to be fair I think United are worse from that game and we're slightly better.

Actually, to be fair, having Song back is notable. Though Coquelin was a bright spark in the pounding. Plus, all Miquel has to do is not be worse than Traore. It's a bit better than I thought.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

With every result going our way, we are now guaranteed to get nothing out of this game.

You probably didn't read it here first.

yep its always the way lol. bottle job number 500 coming up lol.

[Syn]

Stammers reckons Vermaelen passed a fitness test yesterday and will be starting tomorrow.

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Arsenal-Thomas-Vermaelen-in-line-for-comeback-against-Manchester-United-article856016.html

If he replaces Djourou and Miquel plays at RB our chances of victory have improved 4 fold. What's 4 times 0?

[fakeyank]

Stammers reckons Vermaelen passed a fitness test yesterday and will be starting tomorrow.

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Arsenal-Thomas-Vermaelen-in-line-for-comeback-against-Manchester-United-article856016.html

If he replaces Djourou and Miquel plays at RB our chances of victory have improved 4 fold. What's 4 times 0?

Oh fuck, now we have no excuses when we get thrashed!

[Niall_Quinn]

Oh fuck, now we have no excuses when we get thrashed!

He won't play. We're not getting thrashed anyway, it will be a boring old 0-0.

[Power n Glory]

I wonder if Man U will play 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 against us? Our possession play is so sloppy these and we're playing with no real full backs, they can probably afford to play a 4-4-2 against us. Need to watch their wingers. Djourou and Miquel are in for a rough ride. I hope Arshavin isn't starting if he's playing Miquel there. Heard Verms is fit but also hear he's still injured.

This isn't the strongest Unitee team we've faced and we can come away with a narrow win here. They're not that good. We just need to keep their wingers quiet but that's a tall order with our line up.

[milla]

Err.. any pre game meet up? anyone?

[Xhaka Can’t]

NBN will be at the Rocket.

Look out for the bestest fan in there.

Then ask him if he ever heard of NBN.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Oh fuck, now we have no excuses when we get thrashed!

Thanks for that FY. . .why is the two pence worth you always insist on throwing in actually always worth less than a button?

[Niall_Quinn]

28mins RvP 1-0
28mins 12 seconds De Gea 1-1
44mins Evra (OG) 2-1
44mins 2 seconds Evra 2-2
78mins RvP 3-2
79mins RvP 4-2
80mins RvP 5-2
81mins RvP Sent off (persistent dangerous play around the Utd box)
90mins Rooney (pen) 5-3
376mins Rooney (pen) 5-4
Monday 23rd Rooney(pen) 5-6 (away goal count double)