Arsenal v Manchester United in the Wenger-Ferguson years
1997-98, Arsenal 3-2 Man Utd United come back from 2-0 down in the first half, but David Platt scores a late winner as Arsène Wenger gets the upper hand over Sir Alex Ferguson for the first timePhotograph: Michael Steele/PA Photos1997-98, Man Utd 0-1 Arsenal Marc Overmars scores a deserved winner - Arsenal's first goal at Old Trafford for seven years - to set the Gunners on their way to the titlePhotograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images1998-99, Man Utd 2-1 Arsenal After Roy Keane is sent off and Peter Schmeichel saves Dennis Bergkamp's last-minute penalty in the last-ever FA Cup semi-final replay, Ryan Giggs scores a wondergoal to keep United on course for the TreblePhotograph: Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images
1999-2000, Arsenal 1-2 Man Utd Patrick Vieira and Roy Keane clash in an early-season encounter at Highbury. Keane scores twice as United come from behind to win a game of breathtaking qualityPhotograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images2000-2001, Arsenal 1-0 Man Utd Thierry Henry scores an outrageous winner, flicking the ball up, spinning and volleying over Fabien Barthez in one sudden movement, and then shatters any sense that he is cool by copying the 'wazzup' phone advert during his celebrationPhotograph: Graham Chadwick/Getty Images2000-2001, Man Utd 6-1 Arsenal The recalled Dwight Yorke scores a first-half hat-trick as the runaway leaders United ransack a weakened Arsenal defence. "I bet he slept well last night," says Sky's Andy Gray of Yorke, approximately 0.4 seconds before the camera cuts to Yorke's girlfriend, Jordan, in the crowdPhotograph: Gary M. Prior/Getty Images2001-02, Arsenal 3-1 Man Utd After making a flurry of outstanding saves to keep the score at 1-1 against a rampant Arsenal, Fabien Barthez makes two hideous errors in the last 10 minutes. Thierry Henry gleefully takes advantage of bothPhotograph: Phil Cole/Getty Images2001-02, Man Utd 0-1 Arsenal Sylvain Wiltord scores the only goal as Arsenal dethrone United on their own patch: the Gunners' victory clinches the title and the double in a season where the FA Cup final is played before the last league gamesPhotograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images2002-03, Man Utd 0-2 Arsenal The lowest point of the career of Ryan Giggs, who misses an open goal in this FA Cup fifth-round tie. Edu's deflected error and Sylvain Wiltord's goal put Sir Alex Ferguson in such a funk that he infamously kicks a boot at David Beckham, cutting his eyePhotograph: Gary M. Prior/Getty Images2003-04, Man Utd 0-0 Arsenal Martin Keown sparks a row by letting Ruud van Nistelrooy know what he thinks of him after the United forward misses a controversial last-minute penaltyPhotograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images2004-05, Man Utd 2-0 Arsenal AKA Pizzagate. Arsenal, aiming for a 50th consecutive league game without defeat, are feral after United bully their way to victory: Rio Ferdinand and Ruud van Nistelrooy are lucky to avoid first-half red cards, and an extremely debatable penalty from Van Nistelrooy sends United towards victory, and Arsenal towards a food fight in the tunnelPhotograph: Paul Barker/AFP/Getty Images2004-05, Arsenal 2-4 Man Utd The first major meeting after Pizzagate is extraordinary even before the start, as Roy Keane goes for Patrick Vieira in the tunnel. Arsenal lead twice but United, down to 10 men, seal victory with John O'Shea's glorious last-minute chipPhotograph: Ben Radford/Getty Images2004-05, Man Utd 0-0 Arsenal Arsenal win a penalty shootout at the end of an FA Cup final thoroughly dominated by Wayne Rooney and UnitedPhotograph: John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images2006-07, Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd United are 1-0 up with minutes to play, and about to go nine points clear at the top, but Robin Van Persie equalises and Thierry Henry heads an injury-time winner to complete the double over United after a 1-0 win at Old TraffordPhotograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images2007-08, Man Utd 2-1 Arsenal United end Arsenal's title challenge in a remarkably tense game. Emmanuel Adebayor gives Arsenal a deserved lead at the start of the second half, albeit with his hand, but Cristiano Ronaldo scores with a twice-taken penalty and Owen Hargreaves wins it with a brilliant free-kickPhotograph: John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images2008-09, Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd In a game of outstanding technical quality, if few clear chances, Samir Nasri scores twice - the first via a deflection, the second after a wonderful off-the-ball run from Theo Walcott - to get Arsenal's season back on track after three whole games without a winPhotograph: Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images
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