Arsenal Vs. Manchester United, 2012 Premier League: Comfortable Start For Arsenal

So far so good for Arsenal against Manchester United - their midfield's looking very comfortable against the less-than-dynamic duo of Ryan Giggs and Michael Carrick. If you'd said that Giggs would be starting as a central midfielder in this fixture against Arsenal 20 years ago, someone would probably have committed you. He's a remarkable player and has had a brilliant career, but deploying him like this might not be the wisest thing in the world.

Anyway, we've had our first shot of the match, and it's Welsh Aaron Ramsey who tries it with a long-range effort against Anders Lindegaard. Unlike compatriot Gareth Bale, who scored in amazing fashion during Tottenham's earlier 3-2 defeat, Ramsey gets nothing on his kick and Lindegaard is easily able to gather. A few minutes later, Theo Walcott cuts inside and tries exactly the same trick. He gets exactly the same result. We're still at 0-0 here at the Emirates.