Arsenal Vs. Manchester Unted: Nemanja Vidic Gets Away With Handball In The Box

Manchester United centre half Nemanja Vidic is not having his best day, with a series of poor clearances to give Arsenal a few good chances, and now he's committed a blatant handball in the penalty box after Theo Walcott fizzed in a cross aimed at Robin van Persie. Vidic, who was beaten, lifted up an arm to deflect the ball away from the Dutch striker and to safety, and apparently everyone completely missed the incident because absolutely nothing was given. Bizarre. That really ought to have been a penalty and a yellow card.

So, with Vidic getting away with murder, Manchester United are given new life - much like Chelsea were by the officiating against Tottenham Hotspur earlier in the weekend. The visitors respond but pushing up into the attack, but their play through the centre leaves something to be desired and simply opens up space behind the lines for Arsenal to surge into. It's been a pretty quiet performance from United today, although one gets the feeling that they'd be more than happy to draw their next two matches.