PREMIER LEAGUE: Late winner earns Man Utd the spoils at Arsenal
Arsenal have now lost eight of their last ten meetings with Manchester United after the Gunners went down 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium.
Manchester United continue to keep the pressure on leaders Manchester City after victory over Arsenal keeps them three points behind their local rivals.
For the Gunners it was a third league defeat on the bounce and leaves them 18 points behind City at the summit and struggling even to clinch a top fourth berth and Champions League qualification.
Considering the history between these two teams the first half was uneventful with United looking the brighter and deserving their lead given to them by Antonio Valencia just before the break as he headed home Ryan Giggs cross.
Arsenal improved in the second half and after Robin van Persie had missed one golden opportunity to level the Dutchman made no mistake when opportunity knocked again and he scored his 19th league goal of the season.
Valencia turned provider this time, and after exchanging passes with substitute Park Ji-Sung his pass found Danny Welbeck who finished emphatically ensuring United continue to have the best away record in the top flight.
Referee: Mike Dean
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,093
Arsenal scorers: Van Persie 71
Man Utd scorers: Valencia 45, Welbeck 81
TRIBAL ASKS: Will Arsene Wenger consider his position at Arsenal if results continue along these lines?
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Matches
| Home | Away | Score | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun May 13th | |||
| Stoke City | Bolton Wanderers | 2 - 2 | 14:00 |
| West Bromwich Albion | Arsenal | 2 - 3 | 14:00 |
| Everton | Newcastle United | 3 - 1 | 14:00 |
| Sunderland | Manchester United | - 1 | 14:00 |
| Wigan Athletic | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 - 2 | 14:00 |
| Manchester City | Queens Park Rangers | 3 - 2 | 14:00 |
| Swansea City | Liverpool | 14:00 | |
| Norwich City | Aston Villa | 14:00 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Fulham | 14:00 | |
| Chelsea | Blackburn Rovers | 2 - 1 | 14:00 |
Tables
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 89 |
| Manchester United | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 89 |
| Arsenal | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 70 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 69 |
| Newcastle United | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 65 |
| Chelsea | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 64 |
| Everton | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 56 |
| Liverpool | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
| Fulham | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 52 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 47 |
| Swansea City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 47 |
| Norwich City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | -14 | 47 |
| Sunderland | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 45 |
| Stoke City | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -17 | 45 |
| Wigan Athletic | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | -20 | 43 |
| Aston Villa | 38 | 7 | 17 | 14 | -16 | 38 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | -23 | 37 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | -31 | 36 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -30 | 31 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | -42 | 25 |
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