Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is looking forward to tomorrow's clash with Manchester United. While showdowns between Arsenal and United may not retain the drama of those from previous campaigns - such as the infamous 'Battle of the Buffet' when the Gunners' 49-game unbeaten record came to an end at Old Trafford in October 2004 - Wenger still feels the confrontations will always be highlights of the fixture list.

"I look forward to it because it is a match which always promises good football," said Wenger. "Manchester United and Arsenal have had some tough games, and sometimes they were not easy on the physical side, but both teams always tried to play.

"It was very rarely a boring game, you always thought at the start it would be a great football game, and so you love that."

Wayne Rooney is enjoying a fine season with United, having netted 21 goals in all competitions this term.

The England striker, though, maintains it would be "nonsense" to suggest the Red Devils were a one-man team, and Wenger agrees.

"I do not think they are over-reliant on Rooney," the Arsenal manager said. "They changed their system a little bit the other night [against Manchester City in the Carling Cup] and did not play with two strikers.

"They played with only Rooney up front and then of course he becomes the focal point of the game, but they have plenty of players.

"For example, in the game on Wednesday night, [Ryan] Giggs was as well very influential.

"Rooney was at the end of things, but Giggs created a lot in the game."