Arsenal 1: Man U 1
` Henry Saha
` A tantalising encounter saw Arsenal stamp their authority on a game which was completely one-sided, contrary to what the score may say.
` In the first half we should have been 2, 3, or possibly 4 ahead, such was our dominance. We only allowed Man U to two shots in the whole of the first half, one which was a snapshot from Djemba-Djemba, and another in the dying seconds of the half by Keane.
` In the second half we continued to bring the game to them, and a spectacular strike from Henry put us ahead. He stepped, and blasted it from a long way out.
` We pushed on and could have gone even further ahead, had it not been for Carrol. Arsène Wenger then decided to rest on our lead, so he took off Pires, Reyes, and Ljungberg, and replaced them with Cygan, Gilberto, and Bergkamp.
` With their first real effort on goal in the second half, Saha scored what turned out to be the equaliser.
` We could still have gone on to win had Lauren not dwindeled on the ball. He ended up crossing to Henry, who could only guide his header wide. Lauren should have put it square for Henry, in what would have been a certain goal.
` Anyways the game ended up 1:1 and we are still unbeaten, so our nect big task is against Man U at Villa Park, where anything other than victory will not suffice.
` Vote for your MOTM and post your match reactions here.
` Henry Saha
` A tantalising encounter saw Arsenal stamp their authority on a game which was completely one-sided, contrary to what the score may say.
` In the first half we should have been 2, 3, or possibly 4 ahead, such was our dominance. We only allowed Man U to two shots in the whole of the first half, one which was a snapshot from Djemba-Djemba, and another in the dying seconds of the half by Keane.
` In the second half we continued to bring the game to them, and a spectacular strike from Henry put us ahead. He stepped, and blasted it from a long way out.
` We pushed on and could have gone even further ahead, had it not been for Carrol. Arsène Wenger then decided to rest on our lead, so he took off Pires, Reyes, and Ljungberg, and replaced them with Cygan, Gilberto, and Bergkamp.
` With their first real effort on goal in the second half, Saha scored what turned out to be the equaliser.
` We could still have gone on to win had Lauren not dwindeled on the ball. He ended up crossing to Henry, who could only guide his header wide. Lauren should have put it square for Henry, in what would have been a certain goal.
` Anyways the game ended up 1:1 and we are still unbeaten, so our nect big task is against Man U at Villa Park, where anything other than victory will not suffice.
` Vote for your MOTM and post your match reactions here.
