Man Utd v Arsenal: Arshavin's goal in 2009 'silenced' Old Trafford after being fouled

Manchester United vs Arsenal will always be one of the Premier League’s most highly anticipated fixtures.

No matter how far the two clubs might fall, the match-up will always prove to be a clash of the titans, thanks to years of absolute classics being played out between the two sides.

Both clubs have fallen away from the top of the Premier League table in recent times, but that doesn’t make the fixture any less exciting – especially with how desperate they both are to get back to the top right now.

Fans of English football have been treated to several absolute classics between the Red Devils and the Gunners over the years, notably when it involved Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger going toe to toe to reign supreme at the top of the mountain.

The football was fierce, thrilling and impassioned and the rivalry between the two managers was just as feisty, carrying all the needle you could ever ask for in a game of football.

Rose-tinted spectacles make everything better and football is no stranger to being gripped up by the hold of nostalgia, but while we wait for both United and Arsenal to try and find a way back from the curb with Erik ten Hag and Mikel Arteta respectively, now is as good a time as ever to reminisce.

The two managers will meet for the first time at Old Trafford, and if it’s anything like the Ferguson and Wenger rivalry of old, then we’re all in for a treat.

Ahead of United and Arsenal’s first clash of the 2022/23 season, footage has resurfaced on Reddit of their encounter in 2009 at Old Trafford. Particularly, a clip of Andrey Arshavin momentarily stealing the headlines in a heated affair.

The Russian striker earned cult hero status at Arsenal after signing in 2009 despite never fully kicking on, but