FIVE CLASSIC WENGER MATCHES AT OLD TRAFFORD

MAY 8, 2002: MAN UTD 0 ARSENAL 1

League leaders Arsenal headed north needing just a point for the title and the Double. With Tony Adams, Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Robert Pires all missing, Sylvain Wiltord proved the hero.

The France forward scored the only goal just before the hour mark.

SEP 21, 2003: MAN UTD 0 ARSENAL 0

Arsenal captain and midfield enforcer Patrick Vieira (right) was sent off for a second caution late on. United were awarded a penalty in stoppage time. Ruud van Nistelrooy, hit the spot-kick against the bar and Martin

Keown, revelling in that misfortune, jumped in front of the

Dutchman. What followed saw Arsenal fined £175,000 for not controlling players.

OCT 24, 2004: MAN UTD 2 ARSENAL 0

Wenger’s ‘Invincibles’ saw their 49-game unbeaten run ended. United scored with 15 minutes left when Van Nistelrooy netted from a penalty. Wayne Rooney added a second. But the game ended in uproar as

Sir Alex Ferguson was hit by a slice of pizza in the tunnel. Arsenal’s Cesc Fabregas eventually admitted throwing it.

AUG 29, 2009:

MAN UTD 2

ARSENAL 1

Arsene Wenger was sent off (right) when a stoppage-time equaliser from Robin van Persie was ruled out for offside. He let his frustrations boil over, kicked a water bottle down the touchline and was dismissed by ref Mike Dean.

AUG 28, 2011: MAN UTD 8 ARSENAL 2

In one of Wenger’s lowest points, his muchchanged side were smashed 8-2 at Old Trafford as Rooney plundered a hat-trick. Defender Carl Jenkinson was sent off with 13 minutes to go. Wenger’s side were left a place above the drop and one point from their opening three league games.