| United defender was blunt in his post-match assessment: "It was 11 men against 11 children | A late-season encounter between the teams ended in controversial circumstances after the match officials allowed 's second goal to stand despite the player being offside and was sent off for an elbow on in a 2—2 draw |
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| It's another exceptional delivery from the left back, leaving Luiz to thump the ball out for a corner | The two managers have "exchanged some of football's best and bitterest verbal swipes," according to |
Arsenal hit their stride as the 2001—02 season came to a close, winning the double for the second time in four years.
30| Arsenal went into the match with more selection issues, having had a player sent off in each of their first two games of the season, which meant and were ineligible to play, as was , who had been charged with violent conduct and was serving a three-game suspension for a stamp on 's on the opening day of the season | The club was fined £175,000, the largest ever given to a club by the FA at the time |
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| With both teams going for the Premier League title in May 2011, Arsenal won their first game against Manchester United since November 2008, to leave United just three points ahead of Chelsea and six ahead of Arsenal going into the final three games of the season | Arsène Wenger was highly critical of 's performance, suggesting the referee was biased towards the home side |
It is that easy and simple for Arsenal.
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