On Sunday, Manchester United visits the Emirates as they try to steal three points from a hot Robin Van Persie and Arsenal. The game will be a rewind, with Thierry Henry, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs playing against each other in Man U/Arsenal shirts for the first time since 2007.
The game is being highly advertised by Fox, who is airing the game in the US. The key for the Man U is to contain an explosive Robin Van Persie, who has racked up a league high 18 goals and is sure to score at least one on Sunday. The explosive striker has surely been occupying Sir Alex Ferguson's mind this week, as RVP has the capacity to go off. Rio Ferdinand and captain Nemanja Vidic will have their hands full on Sunday. Alex Song and Gervinho are both potential threats that can't be left alone.
The key for Arsenal is to not give Rooney more than five chances on goal. Though this may sound crazy, but Rooney's scored 13 goals this year on 90 shots, compared to RVP's 18 goals on 97 shots, which is a 14% success rate compared to a 18% success. The less shots he gets, the less likely he is to score (somewhat obvious). And for Pete's sake, don't let him fire strikes from 26 yards out at the goal all day. Get out on him.
My prediction: Arsenal 3, Man U 2.
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