Arsenal-Man Utd: We Get Off Our Arse, and How!

My last post was after the disheartening fiasco of a week ago against the Spuds and then the subsequent loss to Stoke.

It was shattering, and I was looking to the Fenerbahce game to get some of that frustration out, a release I thought we definitely needed, and heck wasn't it the Manks who came a visiting on Saturday?

But as it panned out, we were not really keyed into the game and it was another frustrating performance.

So it wasn't the best lead up by any stretch of the imagination to a day I would "ring in my calender", to quote Le Prof. We were seriously depleted going in to the game. Already without Van Persie, who was suspended, we would also be without the Togonator who should be out for three weeks. To add to that, a big cloud also hung over Theo, Gallas and Bacary Sagna.

Didn't really know how the boys would react to the visit of the defending champions. Would we step up? Or would we roll over? I hadn't the faintest idea. "Right, let's 'ave it then", was the most appropriate thing for me to say going into this one.

A loss would re-affirm all that has been said in most Arsenal forums including this one, about the lads inexperience and general lack of quality in key areas, and oh the character, or the lack thereof.

A win on the other hand would set us back on track, would help us forget some previous sins, and let us focus on the rest of the season ahead. Some Gooners were likely to accept a draw as a good return for us, given the recent outcomes.

It does not require infinite wisdom to work out what formation Wenger would adopt for this game. Unsurprisingly it was the lone Dane striker, Nicklas Bendtner deployed upfront, with a five-man midfield.

Surprisingly though, Theo was declared fit to take his place on the right wing, with Sagna behind him on the right and Cap'n Gallas partnered at the back by Silvestre. Diaby, Denilson and Nasri made up the other numbers in midfield.

Gael Clichy marshalled the most despicable of all divers, an unholy diver if you will, at left back. While on the subject, give this a go, it won't disappoint. And oh Almunia resumed his position between the sticks.

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