I must say though, sorry (well I’m not really sorry) to blow apart the general niceties here but it’s interesting to note Arsenal fans in general still pointing to their own injury list and trying to re-write history.

Firstly, it’s due to other teams injuries that Arsenal still have a chance in the race at all. This blog is written on the back of Chelsea’s injuries and those alarming statistics about United’s defensive woes this season.

Secondly, regarding the head to heads, there is the media-led misconception that just because we took a while to get into it at Old Trafford that Arsenal “played us off the park”. Is that the truth or is it merely that Fergie was unsure of the best system to use post Tevez/Ronaldo and United took a while to get into the swing of it? Stats of the match show we had 4 more shots.. I think we didn’t deserve to win but more down to our own failings rather than anything Arsenal did.

Arsenal have consistently failed to deliver in a big match for a long time now when it really mattered. In the other three games (all of which Arsenal came into on the back of good runs) they weren’t just beaten they were destroyed and exposed by teams far better than themselves. That was evident; so it can be fair to say that should Arsenal go on and win the league they will be riding one almighty wave of fortune and probably be the worst/weakest champions this league has seen since Blackburn.

Interesting though, as I said, to see all Gooners preparing “injuries” as a reason yet failing to acknowledge that that is the only reason they are back in the race, that and the kind way the fixture list has transpired. Am I surprised? Not really, because despite being nothing short of crippled with injuries nearly all season, United are reported as being weaker with no reference to the mitigating circumstances.

Expect any Arsenal victory to be greeted with fanfare of a “victory for football”.

And, Mike – it was a Rooney dive, really? Come on mate.

Sorry mate, you must have missed this bit:

“They will of course argue that they deserved something out of the first game, whilst we will also say that there was no way we should have lost against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge a few months later.”

That’s football, yes you didn’t deserve to lose the game – as i’ve stated – but you didn’t play the masterclass of football that some Gooners make out. United played Arsenal off the park at the Emirates, it wasn’t that way at Old Trafford – HOWEVER – you didn’t deserve to lose the game. We were miles below par in the first half, second half picked up and won the game.

I think the race will go to the wire with Man U and Arsenal battling it out for first place. I think that Arsenal will win it and will be leading the table from the end of March. If Liverpool do manage to hit any sort of form and are intent on gettinjg fourth place then they could play a big part in the title destination – if they dont then they’ll finish sixth.