United Rips Arsenal A New One

Manchester United 8 - Arsenal 2
Scorer
Manchester United: Welbeck (22), Young (28, 90), Rooney (41, 64, pen 82), Nani (67), Park (70)
Arsenal: Walcott (45), Van Persie (74)


Red Card
Arsenal: Jenkinson (77)


Team: De Gea, Jones, Evans, Smalling, Evra, Anderson (Giggs 68), Cleverley, Nani (Park 68), Young, Rooney, Welbeck (Hernandez 36)


My word, we really gave it to the Gunners in the worst way possible just to pound on their already troubled start to the league. For a moment there I actually felt sorry for Wenger, but after a few drinks (ok, drank more that I can remember) while watching the game with some friends, I think he fully deserves all the trouble he's in for with his fans. The squad is dire and in need of fresh faces, especially after losing two of their most important players, and Wenger still stubbornly refuses to pay above valuation for players. The economist in him must give way to the manger that is in dire need of help.

We couldn't have asked for better motivation when earlier Shitty gave it to another London team, Spurs, a good hiding. Knowing that we needed to beat Arsenal by a 5 goal margin to claim top spot, the lads came out of the dressing room fired up and were all into the gunners. The first goal took awhile but when Anderson's lob ball over the tentative Arsenal defense who failed to clear, Welbeck needed no second invitation to head the ball over the keeper (I refuse to spell that impossible name).

Arsenal almost replied with a weak penalty when Walcott was seemingly tripped in the box by Evans. The referee didn't give it but the fucking useless linesman flagged for it instead. If the award of the penalty was weak, Van Persie's spot kick was even worse. De Gea dived the right way and push it out for a corner. How they missed Fabregas.

Immediately from the counter, Young found himself in yards of space and curled a wonderful ball beyond he-who-shall-not-be-named's outstretched arms.

Rooney helped himself to a third with a carefully placed freekick. By this time, we were looking dandy and threatening to run riot against an Arsenal team who have yet to know the first names of the players beside them.

But as it is with United, complacency crepted in and we failed to clear our lines in the last minute of the first half and Walcott pounced on the chance to whip on back for the Gunners. An unlikely fightback seemed on the cards if we continued to give them space and time.

These days United are made of sterner stuff. We came out of the dressing room determined to make up the goal difference that Shitty has built on us and piled on the pressure. It's been a long long time since we've played this well. Like the first half it took awhile before we got on the scoresheet again and once again it was a well-worked freekick from Rooney that left he-has-an-impossible-name-to-spell stranded.

United were flying. Nani added a fifth, and his replacement, Park, scored a sixth. Van Persie did get on the score sheet but it was really one-way traffic.

The last ten minutes saw United compounding on Arsenal's troubles as they had yet another player sent off. Rooney completed his hattrick from the spot when Evra was crudely fouled in the area. Young completed the demolition with another curler in the dying seconds.

I honestly can't remember United domination proceedings in such from start to finish. Even in the 9-0 Ispwich game or the 8-1 against Forest, there were pockets of resistence. This one was completely one-sided.

The Anderson and Cleverley midfield is possible one of the best I've seen in a long long long time. They seem to work well with one another and are very positive with the ball, constantly pushing it forward. Honestly, if they don't face a burn out anytime this season, I simply cannot see Carrick getting into the team again. But it's a long season and they are young players playing in a position that wears you down and at some point in time, I believe it will get to them.

Even Welback leaving the pitch in the first half with what I believe is a hamstring problem isn't a huge miss. I mean it's sad to see him go off in such fashion, but we didn't miss a beat with Hernandez coming on. And we have able replacements with Berbatov and Owen still in the wings, not to mention Macheda and Diouf even further behind the packing order.


This team is just so deep that 3 of our back four aren't supposed to be in the first team, but they damn well are playing like they've been there all their lives. Said this before, say it again, they are still very young and will get their rest when the 'big guns' return. As of now, they are getting some insane experience playing for a winning team.

Bloody hell, since I'm still abit drunk, might as well put this down in writing. Take away Messi, I think we're right up there with Barcelona!