On Sunday we played very well against Manchester United and only a slight lapse of concentration denied us all three points. That match was more of a warm-up for both sides to get a glimpse of what will happen in today’s FA Cup tie.
Anyway this Saturday we take on Manchester United at Villa Park in the FA cup semi final. No one needs a reminder of what happenend to us last time when we played Manchester United at Villa Park. I still remember last season when we played Manchester United at Old Trafford and we beat them 2–0. Giggs missed an open goal and then a little while later Edu scored a deflected free kick. In the second half Edu played a sublime through ball and Wiltord finished beautifully. In that match Vieira was absolutely magnificent. He had control of the whole midfield. He controlled Keane and Scholes for the whole match. Edu also played very well.
I really want Arsenal players to give 200% on Saturday against Manchester United and score as many as they can against them so we can make up for last Sunday’s result as well as that semi final from a few years back. Then we can have the last laugh against Man United for this season.
One player who won’t be playing for them is Louis Saha. This guy is very dangerous and has the total package as he has pace, good shots as well as a good header.
This Saturday will be a very difficult match with all top football pundits looking carefully to slate Arsenal down especially if we lose and they will make Fergie out to be the best manager in the world.
Anyway, we all know how good Man Utd are and below is a list of their key players to look out for:
Scholes – Key Man 1
RVN + Giggs – Key Men 2
Ronaldo + Keane – Key Men 3
Howard – Key Man 4
Silvestre – Key Man 5
Ashley Cole will not be fit, so Clichy will cover, and Pires and Vieira will be back after a good five days to rest. Wiltord is also back after he scored a goal in a reserve friendly. I think we should give Henry a rest for this match as we will need him significantly for the Chelsea match at Highbury next Tuesday. This is what I think the line up should be:
Lehmann
Lauren Campbell Toure Clichy
Ljungberg Vieira Edu Pires
Bergkamp Reyes
I hope we hit that nail through Man United fans hearts on Saturday and really show them who the daddy is.
Good Luck to the Gunners on Saturday!