Man United vs Arsenal - Played like winners, came out losers

Saturday night wasn't exactly the evening I'd planned out. I was supposed to call over some friends and watch Arsenal play their beautiful game boasting their new navy blue's, which by the way are just plain sexy. There. I said it. I hoped to end off the evening by seeing Arsenal beat Manu mercilessly 3 or 4 nil, much like the way Inter did against Milan around the same time. After this I planned to revel in my victory by jumping up and down, yelling Arsenal slogans, and calling up my good friend Mr. J and giving him my victory "ha-ha-ha". However, as we all know, things didn't go exactly as I had planned.

Yes, Arsenal did play their beautiful game in their fabulous change strip. And yes, a phone call regarding a certain victory "ha-ha" was involved. Alas, we failed to fulfill the thing that mattered most; We failed to beat the Mancs. This match was a real eye opener for those who believe football is all about skill, teamwork, or form, but at the end of the day the simplest mistake can turn a result around. Arsenal controlled the game by the end of the first half, carried it on to the second, only to concede a penalty from an Almunia mistake. Rooney steps up, puts it in the back of the net, and cancels out Arshavin's super goal. Before we could all say theres still time, the in-form Abou Diaby sealed the game with a wonderful header at the wrong side of the pitch. Its as simple as that.

Strangely for such a big game, I don't have much to say. Both goals conceded were mistakes, avoidable mistakes, but mistakes none the less. One thing I'd like to point out though is that Diaby's attacking form seems to have distracted people from seeing he has a lot of work to do defensively. On a positive note, we all got to see what Andriy Arshavin is capable of. Good scene.

Also, fuck you Mr. J. Fuck you hard. In the ass. With herpes.