It's Going Down The Wire

Arsenal 1 - Manchester United 0
Scorer
Arsenal: Ramsey (56)


Team: Van der Sar, Rio, Vidic, Fabio, Evra, Carrick (Owen 85), Anderson (Valencia 56), Park, Nani, Rooney, Hernandez (Berbatov 74)

Well, I suppose it all boils down to next week's game against Chelsea. Once again we cannot produce away from home.

But let's not take credit away from Arsenal. They played a really good game. For the first 25 or so minutes, it looked like they were going to run away with the game, just like they have been doing all season. The problem with Arsenal is that they love to pass the ball. It's almost they are in love with the idea of passing the ball and totally forgetting that the whole point of it is to put it into the back of the net. They simply refuse to shoot unless it's a pass into the net.

For all the possession, I didn't think they had a shot on target in the first half and we went into the break deadlocked.

The second half was slightly better from us, but it was Arsenal who struck first blood. A lack of concentration at the back allowed Van Persie to wigggle his way and find Ramsey for the smart finish. Ferguson threw on the big guns but we never looked like scoring.

So it seems that next week's game at Old Trafford is what this season is all about. Win it and we're almost sure of crossing the finish line. Lose it and we're set for a nervous end to the season.