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Manchester United v Arsenal – FA Cup Stats

Facts and figures ahead of the FA Cup quarter-final clash between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford.

Ten Overhead Kicks That Put Rooney’s Derby Shinner To Shame

After Wayne Rooney reminded us all that he used to be a fairly decent professional footballer with his derby day belter against Manchester City last Saturday, the received (Sky Sports-infused) wisdom seems to be that the decidedly off-colour striker’s effort was, without need for second thought, the greatest overhead kick ever scored by anyone, anywhere, ever.

However, that’s not quite the case – as the following, ten-strong video essay will hopefully attest to.

FA Cup: Leeds 1-3 Arsenal Highlights (19 Jan 2011)

A fine display by Arsene Wenger’s men at Elland Road in the FA Cup match. Arsenal went 1-0 up in the fifth minute when Samir Nasri took advantage of a misunderstanding between Leeds United defenders and scored. Half an hour later, Bacary Sagna got himself on the score-sheet thanks to a sweetly placed far post…

Leeds United v Arsenal – preview

When you’re chasing an improbable quadruple the last thing you want is a midweek trip to a bouncing Elland Road in an FA Cup replay. That’s the task that stands in front of Arsenal after Cesc Fabregas’ late penalty salvaged a tie that looked beyond them after Robert Snodgrass’ 54th minute penalty. Despite the 1-1…

Man Utd Cut Short King Kenny’s Second Honeymoon

As it turns out, Liverpool’s returning regent, ‘King’ Kenny Dalglish, enjoyed approximately 30 seconds of unwavering clamour and adulation on his return to the dugout – which surely amounts to one of the shortest-lived managerial hooneymoon periods since OPTA records began -  thanks chiefly to Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov‘s early (and supremely consumate) rendition…

The Round-Up: Edin Dzeko Stranded At Heathrow, Arsenal Target Porto Goal Machine

Morning all. Throughout January Soccerlens are going to be bringing you a daily round-up of the morning’s various goings-on. Be it juicy morsels of spurious transfer gossip or real, actual bona fide news, rest assured, we’ll have it covered. Here’s this morning’s batch. Dzeko deal reaches terminal velocity… After teetering on the edge of a…

Leaderless Liverpool Have Noel Gallagher To Thank For ‘Unfortunate’ Cup Draw

With their mercurial captain Steven Gerrard already sidelined with the unfortunate hamstring tweak he sustained whilst on international duty not so very long ago, Liverpool have been dealt another cruel blow in the ‘leadership’ stakes after watching their erstwhile second in command, Jamie Carragher, trudge from the pitch yesterday with his left arm hanging disconcertingly…

FC United of Manchester Gear Up For FA Cup Debut Against Rochdale

Forget about how Luis Nani and Mark Clattenburg robbed Tottenham Hotspur this weekend the big story in football and in Manchester in particular is that FC United of Manchester will play their first televised match next weekend when they take on local side Rochdale in the first round of the FA Cup. Birth of a…

Will Arsene change the habit of a lifetime and buy big?

In the five years since Arsenal last won major silverware I haven’t once called for Arsene Wenger’s head. You’re more likely to find me hanging with the “Arsene Knows Best” brigade than the boo boys. In fourteen years he has  led the club to three Premier League titles, four FA Cups, a Champions League final…

FA Plan To Ditch Cup Replays In Favour Of A Winter Break, But Who Would It Benefit?

News is filtering through today that the English Football Association (FA) are to consider scrapping FA Cup replays, with the view of freeing up space in the already-congested domestic fixture list for a much-vaunted winter break. The proposal is just one of the possible options that the FA are mulling over, as they try to…