Gotta salute the workrate of Fletcher and Rooney!

And not to forget Giggs' brilliant pass!

i feel sorry for arsenal. they were so unlucky. one penalty, one own goal, and one uncounted goal. sigh..

fletcher should be the man of the match for the game in my opinion. his defensive was top class 

edit : can anyone share the video of the arsenal's uncounted goal? im still wondering where did the offside came. thanks

Wayne Rooney and Sir Alex Ferguson praised Darren Fletcher’s inspirational display during United’s enthralling 2-1 victory over Arsenal at Old Trafford on Saturday.

The Scottish midfielder covered every blade of grass, blocked passes and shots with just about every part of his anatomy and was at the foundation of most of United’s moves attacking moves.

Fletcher’s performances this season, and last, point to a maturing player reaching his footballing peak. Still underrated by some outside Old Trafford, United fans know the Scot’s value and regularly showed their appreciation at his every lung-bursting run.

Surprisingly, Sky gave the Man of the Match award to Rooney, who Sir Alex thinks will gladly hand over the bottle of champagne.

“I think Wayne will give it to him!” the manager said with a smile. “Darren was the outstanding performer on the field. He really was outstanding. He always does well on these big occasions because he’s a big-game player.”

Rooney added: “I’ve said many times, forwards score goals and tend to get the man of the match award,” said Wayne. “But Fletch was head and shoulders above anyone else on the pitch.”

Wayne Rooney smashed home a penalty to spark a second-half comeback against Arsenal, and says he'll now take the role of permanent spot-kick taker.

The departure of Cristiano Ronaldo this summer meant the job was up for grabs, and after Michael Carrick’s missed penalty at Burnley, Rooney has now put his hand up.

“Nobody really knew who our penalty taker was [after Ronaldo left],” he said. “We got one against Burnley and unfortunately Michael missed. Since that I’ve said that I want to take penalties and thankfully I scored today.”

Rooney was influential during United’s second-half fight-back after Andrei Arshavin had given Arsenal a first-half lead. He admits the Reds needed to up the performance levels after a fruitless first 45 minutes.

“I thought we were much better in the second half," he said. "Arsenal had a bit of possession but I didn’t think they really hurt us apart from the goal. We knew we had to come out and play better in the second half and we did.

“Our record against the big teams last season wasn’t great. Arsenal have started the season well and we’ve already lost once, so we really needed the win. It’s great that we’ve got it.”

Sir Alex Ferguson was delighted to see his side “dig deep” and turnaround Arsenal’s 1-0 half time lead to clinch an important victory.

United went behind to a fine strike from Andrei Arshavin at the end of the first half, but the Reds stepped it up a gear after the break. “We like to win, and win by playing well," said Sir Alex. "Both are important. I think we did that in the second half and deserved to win based on that performance.”

The Reds boss spoke specifically about last season’s disappointing record against the league's elite sides. That has to change this season, he said. And his players didn't let him down.

“When you are 1-0 down at half time it’s an uphill task against a team of the capabilities of Arsenal. We had to dig deep,” he said. “This result can make a difference and the players will gather momentum from this win.

“Last season we dropped four points to Arsenal and six against Liverpool. We were a bit unlucky there, but you have to correct these things. Already we’ve made a better start this season in that respect.”

After a week of controversy around diving, Sir Alex feels that referee Mike Dean got two important calls right on the day. Darren Fletcher’s challenge on Arshavin in the first half was, the boss says, strong but fair. While Manuel Almunia’s foul on Wayne Rooney that led to a spot-kick for United was also correct.

“The penalty was a clear penalty,” he said. “With Darren Fletcher’s challenge, he got the ball. The referee was ten yards away and called it right. It was a committed challenge by Darren. If he was a fraction out it would have been a penalty, but I think it was the right decision, no doubt about it.”

i feel sorry for arsenal. they were so unlucky. one penalty, one own goal, and one uncounted goal. sigh..

fletcher should be the man of the match for the game in my opinion. his defensive was top class 

edit : can anyone share the video of the arsenal's uncounted goal? im still wondering where did the offside came. thanks

That is totally offside lah.... VPS was the guy who stand out of offside.

Bro, it was Gallas who was in an offside position before headed down the ball to the path of RVP

Bro, it was Gallas who was in an offside position before headed down the ball to the path of RVP

still remember arsene wenger say " this maybe Diaby season"
yeah..last night is his night..This Is Diaby Season!!!..

owh theres a girl in here? do drop by the united thread anytime ya

I thought is RVP is the one heading pass.....  i think i m bit blur now...

Why there is a lot of ppl said Rooney diving, i dun think that Rooney is diving for that penalty, i think he never think about that.. he is the most sporting player i ever see... cheer for him.