Man United Defeats Arsenal 3-1 in Premier League - 02-02-10

February 2 - As the battle to win the 2009/10 English Premier League hots up, so the few teams still in with a shot have to step it up, although not all are. Take Arsenal. It has been lingering near the top spot, but its recent 3-1 loss to Manchester United may have put paid any chances it had to clinch the title.

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When the Gunners faced the Gunners the Gunners at Emirates Stadium in London on Sunday, most Arsenal fans were confident the home team could take on the visitors and beat them. But they were wrong, though not for lack of trying. The home team missed many attempts at the Manchester United's goal.

But bad luck aside for Arsenal, in all fairness their opponents proved more than worthy to chalk up the scoreline they did, as Manchester United displayed some magnificent counter-attacking football and although they had less possession of the ball than Arsenal, their attempts at goal proved to be more accurate.

Of course it has to be said that throughout the match Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, did not appear to be a happy camper. There he sat rigid, dead still, eyes smouldering, arms folded and of course his frown lines mapping out his face just as the lunar lander mapped out the craterous moon decades ago.

The short and tall of it is that Arsenal made too many errors while Manchester capitalized on its few opportunities. The loss was only Arsenal's fourth at Emirates Stadium. Ironically, two losses each were to Chelsea and Manchester United, the two teams leading the League by 54 and 53 points respectively.

In other games, Sunderland drew 0-0 with Stoke City leaving both teams where they were on the English Premier League standings, while Manchester City beat Portsmouth 2-0. The loss has increased the likelihood that Portsmouth will be relegated to the First Division at the end of the season with just 15 points.

Manchester City fans can celebrate the fact that they are currently lying sixth in the Premier League standings with 41 points, tied with Liverpool. Tonight, English football fans can look forward to watching Chelsea take on Hull City at 7:45pm GMT.

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