Very good play by Arsenal, their best spell of the match since Aaron Ramsey's goal. First, Robin van Persie and Rio Ferdinand tangle in the Arsenal half, the striker managing to feed Andrei Arshavin for a break up the left. Eventually the ball is worked back to van Persie, but there's nobody at the far post to convert his cross. Arshavin's movement could have been better then. Then Laurent Koscielny plays in an absolutely brilliant tackle to release Arshavin once again, but his run is blocked off by Fabio da Silva, who has a go at Chris Foy for daring to call that a foul.
Arsenal Vs. Manchester United: Good Chances For Arsenal; Michael Owen Denied Penalty
Van Persie then blast the shot straight at Edwin van der Sar, which was rather a waste. Excellent play by the Gunners, but it's still 1-0 and it wouldn't be out of the question for United to equalise here. In view of that, Sir Alex Ferguson has introduced striker Michael Owen, whose first contribution is to be stamped on in the penalty box by Gael Clichy. Foy, being a referee of incompetence rather than bias, doesn't give a penalty. Whoops.
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