Arsenal vs Man United

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Date & Time
Sun 20th September 1998 4:00pm Local
Sun 20th September 1998 3:00pm UTC

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League
English Premier League

Season
1998-1999

Round
Round

Status
FT

Location
London

	Adams		(13')
	Anelka		(44')
	Ljungberg		(84')

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Home Team Lineup

Adams	Keown	Anelka
Bergkamp	Seaman	Overmars
Winterburn	Hughes	Vieira
Parlour	Dixon

Away Team Lineup

Berg	Stam	Giggs
Yorke	Schmeichel	Blomqvist
Irwin	Butt	Keane
Beckham	Neville

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Description

Arsenal welcome Manchester United to Highbury for one of the defining early fixtures of the 1998-99 Premier League season, with the two clubs renewing a rivalry that played a decisive role in the previous campaign’s title race. Arsène Wenger’s reigning champions have already demonstrated their ability to trouble United, following last season’s crucial league victories and a convincing Charity Shield success at Wembley in August. Nicolas Anelka and Dennis Bergkamp provide Arsenal with a dangerous attacking partnership, supported by Marc Overmars and Patrick Vieira, while Alex Ferguson arrives with a United side strengthened by Jaap Stam and Dwight Yorke and featuring established stars including David Beckham, Ryan Giggs and Roy Keane. With both clubs expected to challenge for the championship, their first league meeting of the season offers an early opportunity to establish an advantage in what promises to be another closely contested title race.

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Result Description

Arsenal delivered an emphatic statement at Highbury with a 3-0 victory over Manchester United, extending their remarkable run of success against Alex Ferguson’s side. Captain Tony Adams opened the scoring before Nicolas Anelka doubled Arsenal’s advantage shortly before half-time, leaving United with a significant deficit to overcome. Their task became even harder when Nicky Butt was sent off early in the second half, and Arsenal remained firmly in control against the ten men. The final moment belonged to new signing Freddie Ljungberg, who came off the bench to score on his Arsenal debut and complete a memorable victory. The result gave Arsène Wenger a fourth consecutive win over Manchester United across all competitions and reinforced Arsenal’s position as one of United’s principal rivals for supremacy in English football.

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