Arsenal 2 - 0 Manchester United

Comment from Jaberwokie on 606:

Two short paragraphs.
Down the line the train came puffing,
Arsenal 2 United nothing.
Down the line the whistle blew,
United zero, [Arsenal] two.

I'm a Chelsea supporter but this is the score I'm hoping for. Why? I can depend on Arsenal's young stars/youngsters to lose confidence for stretches and trip up against one team or the other this season. As far as I'm concerned they're still just the Professor's experimental side that happened to come good.

Again, their squad lacks depth and too many players will not have the same level of long-term replacement when serious injury inevitably comes calling. Cesc Fabregas, Robin Van Persie, William Gallas and Kolo Toure come to mind.

On the other hand Manchester United now have the awesome strength in depth that used to be Xhelsea's preserve. They're an absolute juggernaut right now with Wayne Rooney fit (no broken metatarsal bones) and Nani, Tevez, Ronaldo and Rio Ferdinand (yes, Rio) firing on all cylinders. If Arsenal don't stop them now I'm not sure who will.

So I'm for Arsenal 2-0 here all the way, Xhelsea to benefit.

That's what I want, but I've a sneaky feeling United will be too strong and will edge a draw or narrow win tomorrow at the Emirates.