Thank you Arsenal fans for acknowledging the master class performance from the English champions - pray that the form is not reprised this super Sunday.

I have to admit that I had been overly critical of Man Utd last season and when we started the campaign this season, I wondered what we were doing with Cleverly, Wellbeck and Johhn Evans. Well, Fergie's judgement has been vindicated and with accompanying performances by Anderson, Phil Jones, Ashley Young and who else but Rooney - the future is indeed very bright.

I hope that Fergie trusts that team to dispatch Arsenal on Sunday instead of putting Hernandez and Carrick to start (as I suspect he'll be tempted to do). If Rio is fit, maybe he can start him for Evans but Phil Jones and Smalling should definitely be retained.

Evra looked suspect against Lennon so I would go for Fabio. Arsenal will get some confidence if they qualify for CL group stages this Wed but I doubt it'll be enough to stop a rampant Man Utd. Surely the Manchester derby looks to be the game of the season if the pace set by the two teams is anything to go by.

I agree Spurs looked lost without Modric, only VdV looked potent but Spurs must have thought De Gea would make blunders coz all they were attempting were weak shots from outside the box. Despite 2 almost blunders, I love the fact that the boy got a clean sheet - nothing to inspire confience more for a goal keeper.

We need to improve though if we are to face teams like Barca, Real Madrid and the likes of Bayern Munich who are still quite strong. Fergie has reconstructed a team capable of winning trophies together for another 5 years - you've gotta hand it to the old man

Remember this? Still cracks me up!!!

Payback is a B!@&h

Give credit where it's due.That was awesome perfomance from ManU youngsters..Cleverly and Welbeck were absolutely fantastic.I still have serious reservations on De Gea while i can predict Young will run out of steam soon....but then Chicharito is on the mend

Bolton, Chelsea and Stoke, all very physical teams....these are the games that will really put De Gea to the test.

I believe the certain surge we are witnessing on sponsorship deals has something to do with UEFA's Financial Fair play regulation. Clubs are trying to cushion themselves against this rule. Here's a list of the top ten sponsorship deals

http://www.arabianbusine...deals-409565.html?img=10

Joe Hart, Kolarov, Kompany, Lescott, Richards, Toure, Silva, Nasri, Milner, Tevez and Aguero - Subs:Gonzalez, Toure, Clichy, Zabaleta, De Jong, Johnson, Barry, Dzeko, Balotteli......Now that's a team that can seriously challenge Barcelona.

This is a club that finished 10th two seasons ago

"He's at it again... Fergie's fourth generation can keep United ahead of the pack

Old Trafford manager is rebuilding his side once more. How has he done it in the past and how will this one compare? - By Glenn Moore

It was not exactly a Carling Cup team, but as Harry Redknapp surveyed Manchester United's line-up on Monday night the Tottenham manager must have thought, "We've a chance here."

Wayne Rooney, Nani and Patrice Evra were playing, but many of the men behind United's title triumph last season were not. There was no Ferdinand, no Vidic, no Giggs, no Scholes, no Van der Sar, no Carrick, no Fletcher, no Hernandez, no Berbatov. There was a rookie in goal, two more plus a reserve in defence, another in midfield and in attack.

Ninety minutes later it appears that Alex Ferguson is doing it again: building another great side. As in the past it has an English core with four young lions, Phil Jones, Danny Welbeck, Chris Smalling and Tom Cleverley at the heart of the team. They are, respectively, 19, 20, 21 and 22 years old. Add in David de Gea (20), the Da Silva twins Fabio and Rafael (21), Anderson (23) and Nani (24) and, somewhat under the radar, Ferguson has out-Wengered Arsène Wenger in creating a high-class team of tenderfoots. And Wayne Rooney is only 25 while both Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young are 26. Given United's ability to meet most players' demands when it comes to wages and trophies, this is a squad that should keep United at the forefront of the game for years.

There will be bumps along the way. Young players are more prone to suffering dips in form and some may fade, but Ferguson has the experience to bring the team to maturity – he has done it before"

TAZ,
Whichever way you look at England, the successful manchester sides have always had core english players in the team!!!

Are you really sober? Arsenal scoring will not be a big surprise to me given the fact that De Gea has not settled yet but scoring enough goals to win? That will not happen!!! Even @TAZ knows this. Wenger's first priority should be to avoid humiliation. A 4 - 1 score [In favour of Man United of course] will not go down well with Arsenal supports. They know they will lose but they'd rather it is something like 2 - 1. I see Man United scoring more than two goals though.