Man Utd vs Arsenal: The ending of epic 2003 clash goes viral

Who remembers when Arsenal and Manchester United were competing for Premier League titles?

The two clubs used to have a huge rivalry as they went head-to-head to become champions of England.

Arsene Wenger vs Sir Alex Ferguson, Patrick Vieria vs Roy Keane. The fixture was always the most anticipated every Premier League season.

Between the 1997/98 season and the 2005/06 campaign, neither Arsenal or Manchester United finished outside the top three.

In fact, until Chelsea were transformed into title winners, Arsenal and United shared 11 of the first 12 titles in the Premier League era.

There’s no doubt they were the two best sides in England. It’s no wonder, then, some of the clashes between the two sides boiled over.

By the 2003/04 campaign, the rivalry was intense.

They met in the season curtain-raiser in the Community Shield, which United won on penalties.

However, there were a number of incidents including Phil Neville being booked in the first minute for a challenge on Patrick Vieira and Ashley Cole receiving a yellow card for fouling Solskjaer a minute later. Francis Jeffers was later shown a straight red for a kick on Neville and, despite not being seen on the day, Campbell was given a three-match ban for kicking out at Eric Djemba-Djemba.

The first Premier League clash between the two sides at Old Trafford was always going to be tasty – and tasty it certainly was. It led to the ‘Battle of Old Trafford’.

In fact, the ending of the match is so iconic that a two-minute video of what happened is now going viral on Twitter.

The match was 0-0 with 10 minutes remaining when Vieira and Ruud van Nistelrooy challenged for a header. After falling on the floor, the Arsenal captain kicked out at the United striker. He didn’t