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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...

FA Cup finals and 3-2 thrillers: Five great matches between Arsenal and Aston Villa in the Premier League By Adam Le Roux Arsenal travel to Villa Park this Saturday looking to respond from the horror show against Wolves on Tuesday night, slumping to a 2-1 defeat and finishing the game with just nine men on the pitch. You don’t have to go too far back for the last time the Gunners went head to head with Villa, as Dean Smith’s side rampaged their way to a 3-0 win at the Emirates thanks to Bukayo Saka’s own goal and Ollie Watkins’ double. In what has been a largely forgettable season for Arsenal to date, that humbling at home from the Villans was one of the lowest ebbs, as Jack Grealish and Ross Barkley had the Arsenal defence on tenterhooks throughout. But it hasn’t been all doom and gloom for the Gunners against Villa in the past, with many a fine victory coming against the boys in claret and blue in recent history, so let’s take a trip down memory lane to reminisce on five of the all-t...