Owen Hargreaves has challenged the authenticity of Arsenal's status as the Premier League's most attractive side to watch.
United could, and according to Sir Alex Ferguson should, have taken all three points at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. But Hargreaves believes the tactical nous of the RedsÂ’ first half display and the counter-attacking threat after the break constituted an excellent performance in the 2-2 draw.
There is no doubt Arsene Wenger's side play an entertaining, attacking style. But Hargreaves may have a point, and Arsenal certainly have one still to prove after failing to beat two of their main rivals in consecutive weekends.
"Arsenal kept the ball and had a lot of possession, but they were never really threatening," said the Reds midfielder, who once again impressed in central midfield, this time alongside Anderson.
"Defensively, we did a good job and tried to control their so-called beautiful football. Both of our goals were from really beautiful pieces of play and theirs were a bit scrappy.
"Football is about scoring goals and winning games and I donÂ’t think they had a clear-cut chance in the first half, apart from the header by Gallas, and that was a set piece.
"They keep the ball and try to play that way, but when a team is as good defensively as ours, you can keep them at bay because we played very tight together."
true i felt his workload would have been easier if Carrick played though.