What a goal by Robin van Persie! The Dutchman makes up for his earlier miss with an excellent counterattacking goal. Wayne Rooney and Rafael da Silva look like causing the Arsenal back line real problems, but Laurent Koscielny steps up, wins the ball, and immediately picks out Tomas Rosicky. The Czech midfielder passes forward to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who takes a few touches before sending in a beautiful reverse pass to van Persie, making a diagonal run towards the left. Arsenal's captain hits it first time, with Anders Lindegaard able to do little more than tip the brilliantly-aimed shot onto his far post and in.
Arsenal Vs. Manchester United, 2012 Premier League: Robin Van Persie Draws Arsenal Level
So, it's 1-1 and the Gunners are right back in the game. Both teams can win this now, and there are fifteen minutes left. What does Arsene Wenger do? He takes off Oxlade-Chamberlain, his best attacking player, and replaces him with Andrei Arshavin. The crowd at the Emirates, so delirious after the goal, is unhappy. Meanwhile, Nani limps off after a Koscielny stamp, but it looks like he'll be ok.
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