The Gunners were a favourite opponent for many Man United players in the glory days under Fergie.
It's fair to say plenty has changed between Manchester United and Arsenal in the past 12-and-a-half years.
United had gone unbeaten in seven previous home matches against Arsenal, winning eight out of the 11 past meetings home and away with Arsene Wenger's side. "I felt sick watching it," he said. “I thought we were going to get beat. We had a team out that day… it was difficult. And they had a really strong team.”Although Ferguson's line-up featured Phil Jones and Chris Smalling in defence – who would later see their United careers unravel, while Tom Cleverley and Anderson were the midfield pair, they were in fine form.
By that stage, Ferguson's hitherto rivalry with Arsene Wenger had become a little one-sided. The Gunners were no longer competing for the league as they'd been doing in the early 2000s; it was the start of the long goodbye for Wenger. Full-back Fabio da Silva – an unused sub that day – revealed that Ferguson's own reaction was muted. He said: “At the end of that match, he wasn’t celebrating like he usually would. He really felt for his friend in that game.
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