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Five players Arsenal should never have sold By Alec McQuarrie It’s transfer season and while most fans will be focusing on the names arriving at the Emirates, the outgoing list is of vital importance too. Arsenal have seen more than its fair share of talented footballers leave through the exit doors over the years, some for better and some for worse.  So here we look at the top five players that Arsenal should have kept hold of, in no particular order.  Patrick Vieira  Some would argue that since Vieira left Arsenal for Juventus in 2005 in a deal worth £13.75 million, no player has adequately replaced him at the heart of midfield.  Nine successful years at Arsenal coincided with Arsène Wenger’s golden years at the club, after joining from AC Milan for £3.5 million in 1996.  The then 20-year-old cited the incoming compatriot Wenger as one of the major reasons why he decided to make the move to North London.  And the reason the colossal centre-midfielder gave...

Five classic Arsenal games at Old Trafford: From late winners, title deciders and THAT Martin Keown celebration By Oli Dickson Jefford Manchester United v Arsenal: it’s one of the biggest domestic footballing rivalries in recent history. During the late 1990s and 2000s their contests were unmissable, with Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger driving their respective clubs to new heights. With neither side at that level anymore, the match is perhaps less significant nowadays, though there will hardly be any love lost at Old Trafford on Thursday. Ahead of their latest meeting, we take a look at five memorable meetings between the two at Old Trafford. March 1998: Man Utd 0-1 Arsenal We start by heading back 23 years to a match which swung the title race in Arsenal’s favour. Man Utd were ahead in the table but Arsenal’s victory saw them move just six points behind the Red Devils with three games in hand. Arsenal controlled the contest with Dennis Bergkamp, Emmanuel Petit and Marc Overmars c...