WHERE? Old Trafford, Manchester
When? 13th December 2010
What Time? 2000HRS
Referee: Howard Webb
Top Goalscorers? Berbatov: 12 goals (11 league)
Nasri: 12 goals (8 league)
When? 13th December 2010
What Time? 2000HRS
Referee: Howard Webb
Top Goalscorers? Berbatov: 12 goals (11 league)
Nasri: 12 goals (8 league)
MANCHESTER UNITED TEAM NEWS
Manchester United are confident Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra and Paul Scholes will all be fit. Wes Brown and Jonny Evans have been suffering with flu, but are also expected to be available.
Injured: Hargreaves & Owen (both hamstring), Valencia (ankle)
ARSENAL TEAM NEWS
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has given Cesc Fabregas and Abou Diaby only a "small chance" of facing United.
Kieran Gibbs is out with a twisted ankle suffered against Partizan Belgrade, but Johan Djourou may return from a thigh strain.
Doubtful: Diaby (ankle), Djourou (thigh), Fabregas (hamstring)
Injured: Almunia (elbow), Frimpong (knee), Gibbs (ankle), Vermaelen (Achilles
HEAD-TO-HEAD
• This will be the 43rd time Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have faced each other. Ferguson has won 17 times to Wenger's 14, with 11 draws (two of which were then settled by penalties).
• Manchester United are unbeaten in their last five matches against Arsenal in all competitions, winning four.
• Arsenal have lost seven of their last nine trips to Old Trafford in league and cup.
• Wayne Rooney scored his first Premier League goal, his first league goal for Manchester United and his 100th Premier League goal against Arsenal. He also scored in both Premier League meetings with Arsenal last season.
This weeks Live Monday Football is a clash of two old foes, Manchester United and Arsenal who years before Chelsea and Man City got rich. These two were the teams who fighted it out for the title and when Arsene and Sir Alex had thier war of words at every press conference. These games decided the title's in seasons gone by and it might decide who wins in this season.
Predictions?
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