FA Cup: Manchester United v Arsenal
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i would say nani is less predictable than ronny
fletcher played well today..comapred to few years back.Very aggressive and power runs
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and again i ponder when anderson will finally score... haix
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I doubt Anderson will score today...but he does great surging runs and assists!!!
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Yay... 4 - 0 ... Gunners kena thrash again...
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4-0! Fletcher!!!
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Wah lau... did everyone saw that Adebayor so desperate trying to get his 10th goal in a row, he dived... Rather comedy actually with his 2 hands going up... And Gallas lucky not to get send off as well for kicking Nani...
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sian can see the match?
so how ah?is it one-way match?Man Utd controlling the game huh?
heard eboue bully evra?then he kanna red card?
lol finally see fletcher sehx...
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Man U could have won this match with double figures if their strikers put away the chances they had and that Lemon didn't make so many saved.
Anyway... Still happy. United go through Gunners out of FA Cup...
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i think probably SAF wont play ronaldo in big matches liao...
just send on the lanky mad running dog FLETCHER!
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Originally posted by jonchao72:
i think probably SAF wont play ronaldo in big matches liao...
just send on the lanky mad running dog FLETCHER!
Big matches? He is saving him for Lyon in the CL... Its much bigger... -
Whoa I think Nani and Anderson showed their worth in this match!
There is still more to come from the both of them.
4-0 with an unlikely scorer, Fletcher! Im sure Fletcher will start for the Lyon game.
Park had many chances but still haven't manage to find the back of the next, Saha too.
Oh, why did the ref give the red card? I didnt see that part, was looking for bakwa to eat....
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16/02/2008 17:50, Report by Nick Coppack
The perfect response
Derby-day disappointment inspired the Reds to victory on Saturday against Arsenal in the FA Cup, according to Darren Fletcher.
Two-goal hero Fletcher said United desperately wanted to banish the memory of last weekend’s loss to Manchester City.
“It was the perfect response to last week’s defeat,” Fletcher told MUTV. “We were all hurt by that performance and we wanted to put things right today. Our attitude, tempo and work-rate was top-class today and we got our just rewards.”
Fletcher found the net either side of the interval but was typically modest about his performance.
“I’ve scored a few headers for United and today I was in the right place at the right time,” he said.
“We created some great chances today and it could have been even more. But the important thing is we’re in the next round of the FA Cup after a terrific team performance.
“At times it was a bit feisty out there but you expect that in a cup game against Arsenal. It’s part of the game and we enjoy that. Sometimes it boiled over a little bit but I think it was all right today. We try to tackle hard and fair and we enjoy it that way.”
Fine display:
"We created some great chances today and it could have been even more. But the important thing is we’re in the next round of the FA Cup after a terrific team performance."
- Darren Fletcher -
Ruthless United demolish Gunners
Manchester 4 Arsenal 0
Wayne Rooney delivered a virtuoso solo display as Manchester United outclassed Arsenal in the FA Cup fifth round.
Rooney headed United in front from close range after 16 minutes and Darren Fletcher provided another headed finish from Nani's cross four minutes later.
Wayne Rooney finds himself free in the box before flicking a header past Arsenal's Jens Lehmann in the 16th minute
Michael Carrick set up Nani for a third as United turned on the style.
Arsenal's Emmanuel Eboue was sent off after 48 minutes for a foul on Patrice Evra before Nani was the creator again as Fletcher headed United's fourth.
England coach Fabio Capello was in attendance at Old Trafford and showed his appreciation for Rooney's brilliance by applauding his England striker when he was substituted with 20 minutes left.
United left Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs out of their line-up, while Arsenal kept Emmanuel Adebayor and Mathieu Flamini on the bench - and the Gunners suffered most from the changes.
Rooney returned from suspension after missing the defeat to Manchester City - and made up for lost time by destroying Arsenal with a blistering first-half display.
The lead is doubled just moments later as Darren Fletcher heads in after fine work from Nani on the left.
Fletcher deservedly doubled the lead four minutes later when Nani opened up Arsenal on the left flank and crossed for the Scot to head in at the near post.
Rooney continued to terrorise the Arsenal defence and could have added to his goals tally before United made it three seven minutes before the interval.
Carrick split the Arsenal defence wide open, leaving Nani to control and calmly shoot past Lehmann.
Rooney had already tested Lehmann again before Arsenal's misery increased after 48 minutes when Eboue was rightly sent off for a raised boot in a tackle on Evra.
The Arsenal defender seemed reluctant to leave the pitch after referee Alan Wiley brandished the read card, but he had no excuses because it was an horrendous challenge.
Rooney was in almost unstoppable form, tearing the Arsenal defence apart almost at will, shooting wide after beating Kolo Toure and then bringing a fine save from Lehmann - all in the space of seconds.
Fletcher's thumping header gives the hosts a 4-0 lead in the 74th minute with Arsenal's defence beaten yet again.
And with 16 minutes left, United got the fourth goal their dazzling football deserved when Nani floated up a perfect far post cross for Fletcher to head in at the far post.
Arsenal, who have enjoyed taunting outclassed teams in the past, were not enjoying getting a taste of their own medicine and William Gallas was lucky to escape punishment for an ill-disciplined kick at Nani.
Substitute Louis Saha almost added a fifth with two minutes left but keeper Lehmann - who had been blameless in the defeat - saved well again.
Manchester United 4-0 Arsenal: Gunners boss Arsene Wenger
Man Utd: Van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Fletcher, Carrick, Anderson (Scholes 72), Park, Rooney (Saha 71), Nani.
Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, O'Shea, Tevez.Booked: Ferdinand, Rooney, Fletcher.
Goals: Rooney 16, Fletcher 20, Nani 38, Fletcher 74.
Arsenal: Lehmann, Justin Hoyte, Gallas, Toure, Traore, Eboue, Fabregas (Flamini 70), Silva, Hleb (Adebayor 70), Eduardo (Senderos 71), Bendtner.
Subs Not Used: Fabianski, Clichy.Sent Off: Eboue (49).
Booked: Eduardo, Silva, Adebayor.
Att: 76,000
Ref: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire).
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1st half highlights http://www.mediafire.com/?9myoedekm3k
2nd half highlights http://www.mediafire.com/?awx5atdynbl
Credit to the fred54 at MaxXed Football Forums!
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Originally posted by ctstalin:
Dis move owns la
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Originally posted by ctstalin:
here's the clip for nani's show-boating : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm4unXaoih0&e
was at balcony last night to watch this game, i thought we might not do well without ronaldo, but they prove me wrong
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Great performance from Fletcher, he always turns up for these big matches.
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btw why ronaldo was rested huh? for lyon match?
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Originally posted by Dead_Man_Inc:
btw why ronaldo was rested huh? for lyon match?
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Originally posted by Dead_Man_Inc:
btw why ronaldo was rested huh? for lyon match?
Punishment for smsing!
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Man Utd fans are born winners.
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Originally posted by sand king:Oh, why did the ref give the red card? I didnt see that part, was looking for bakwa to eat....
Eboue flying kick Evra.
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Anyone got the vid of Rooney dancing with the ball around Gilberto(or was it someother Arsenal player)?
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Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:
Anyone got the vid of Rooney dancing with the ball around Gilberto(or was it someother Arsenal player)?
It's gilbertoCant find de vid though