For the first time since opening day,arsenal lost to manchester united in a tight contest which saw former gunners striker,robin van persie put his former club to the sword with a precise header from wayne rooney's corner in the 27' which went into the far corner of the net.,Hence ending arsene wengers men unbeaten run.
Arsenal came into the match brimming with confidence after they defeated liverpool and dortmund in four days,but things didnt go as planned,united had done there homework and contained arsenal well enough even though arsene wengers men had most of the possession in the second half.
Just before the break and United suffered a huge blow when captain Nemanja Vidic left dazed after a clash with his own keeper David De Gea and that meant he did not return after the break.
Tom Cleverley was the man brought on ahead of Marouane Fellaini to replace Vidic, which meant a tweaking of United's
side with Phil Jones - who had impressed in central midfielder - dropping back to partner Jonny Evans.
Arsenal who has now failed to score in a match pushed hard at the start of the second-half, but on the hour again Rooney was at the heart of everything and he should have doubled the lead.
A Shinji Kagawa flick-on came to Rooney via van Persie, but with the goal at his mercy he sent his left-footed shot wide. With that Jack Wilshere was introduced by
Arsenal as they looked to push for the equaliser - but it was not to be as Rooney inspired United to a much needed three points.
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