Arsenal captain Robin van Persie insists Manchester United will face a different team tomorrow.

The Gunners are out for revenge for their 8-2 thrashing at United earlier this season.

"The last thing I want to do is make excuses. That game was played, we cannot erase that from history," Van Persie told The Sun.

"Since I have been playing for Arsenal we have never been defeated like that. It is never nice to lose, we gave it our all that day but it simply was not good enough. I am going to be honest. To lose like that, by that scoreline, hurts, really hurts.

"But that is now history and all of us are really looking forward to this Sunday's match. In football you will always get another chance to set things straight again. We want to do this for the team spirit and mainly for our fans.

"We will never forget how great their support was before, during and after that game. The fans out there that day were amazing, they showed us the ultimate support. We want to make amends for them.

"There is no doubt that the game against United is a big one for our season but all games are important.

"We're still in the title race and, with 17 games to go, we just have to take it game by game and give it our all every time we step out on the pitch."