More bad news for Arsenal, who were robbed of a penalty in the first half after a clear-cut handball from Manchester United centre half Nemanja Vidic. This time their problem is less injustice and more plain old bad-luck - Samir Nasri picked up a hamstring injury in the first half and has been forced off to be replaced by Andrei Arshavin. Nasri had been involved in an interesting battle with Fabio da Silva on the left wing, and whie Arshavin can give defenders a torrid time on his day, he's not Samir Nasri.
Arsenal Vs. Manchester United: Samir Nasri Hamstring Injury Forces Substitution
It could have gotten worse for the hosts early on in the half after a Wayne Rooney free kick had to be well-saved by Wojciech Szczesny, with Patrice Evra smashing the rebound into the side netting. United have started fairly well, pushing hard on the counterattack and taking advantage of an exposed and less than solid Arsenal back line, but the hosts are giving some of that back too - Bacary Sagna has come reasonably close with a low long-range shot that beat Edwin van der Sar, but also his far post. Interesting start.
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