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He also revealed that fellow Three Lions star Chris Smalling, whose Manchester United side he scored against to break Ruud van Nistelrooy's Premier League scoring record, is by the far the hardest defender he's locked horns with in his career.

Not exact matches

Arsenal should win and we think they will, but the Gunners, who go into Sunday's game on a run of three league matches without scoring, are unlikely to have it all their own way against a side who have humbled Chelsea and Man United this term.

After a hard fought first half where either side could have and should have scored, with Manchester United keeper Thomas Kuszczak pulling off the best save of the match, Wayne Rooney cleverly ghosted in to ram home a Darren Fletcher cross.

but its a bit sad to see that i as i know more about arsenal fans than other fans, to say from the bottom of my heart, that the fans on here are as worse as the worst if not the worst fans out there... arsenal being on a run, with özil scoring one of the best goals i have ever seen on tuesday, draws against the best defensive side in the league and no they arent stoke city or something they are SPURS equally title challenger as any of arsenal man city, man united, chelsea, liverpool, a team that sent man city home when they (city) looked unbeatable..

The former Marseille man has scored 10 goals in 16 appearances for Alan Pardew's Newcastle United side, helping them to six spot, and the North - East club are known to also be keen on signing the forward on a permanent basis.

Sir Alex Ferguson's side have been horrific in defence this term but still sit top of the Premier League table due to the fact that Man United's attack have been able to adopt the policy of scoring more than they ship in, but clearly this is not an ideal situation to be in.

The Dutchman was always going to score goals at Man United and his form this term has been hugely important given the general defensive issues Sir Alex Ferguson's side experienced for much of the campaign.

Campbell has scored 10 goals and provided 12 assists in his 36 matches for the Greek side this season, with his most famous strike coming against Manchester United in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.

Celtic striker's goal - scoring feats and talk of stalled contract talks have alerted a number of sides, most notably Liverpool and Newcastle United, keen to see if the Parkhead goal machine can convert his SPL success elsewhere.

The 23 year old former Swindon Town forward has scored an astonishing 20 goals in 17 matches this season and has attracted the attention of a number of Premier League sides including Newcastle United and Liverpool, now it's Arsenal's turn to take an interest.

The Spanish international has won a long list of honours for club and country, forming part of the highly dominant Barcelona side that won the Champions League in 2011, when he scored the opening goal in the final against Manchester United.

United then had Juan Mata to thank as the Spaniard scored two fine goals, the first a cool finish from just inside the area, with the second being a thing of beauty, as the former Chelsea ace curled a free - kick into te top corner to give Jose Mourinho's side the lead in the second half.

The 25 - year - old has scored 12 goals and provided six assists in 25 games so far this season as he continues to play an influential role in Diego Simeone's side, but this summer may well be the right time to move on to the biggest of stages and help take United to the next level.

Newcastle United striker Aleksandar Mitrovic scored a late equaliser against Sunderland on Sunday, earning his side a share of the spoils in the Tyne - Wear derby.

Aubameyang scored an impressive 141 goals in 213 games for Dortmund, showing frightening pace and lethal finishing that made him look an ideal fit for this Arsenal side after the departure of Alexis Sanchez to Manchester United.

Newcastle United signed Cabaye from Lille in June 2011 and he more than proved himself at Premier League level, scoring 18 goals in 93 appearances for the St James» Park side, and is a player Arsene Wenger will hope can add a fresh dimension to his Gunners midfield.

Nani scored a controversial second when Heurelho Gomes mistakenly assumed he had a free - kick only for the Manchester United man to kick the ball into the net to give the home side a crucial win.

The Italian striker managed to bring his side back into the game by scoring before the half - time whistle, and his side continued to outplay United, and managed to equalise through that main man once again, who should now have his hat - trick.

A 3 - 0 win over Reading stopped the rot, though they were then beaten 3 - 1 by Manchester United at Old Trafford, still they followed that up with a 1 - 0 away win at Southampton, and then even more impressively with a surprise 1 - 0 win at home to Manchester City, with none other than Adam Johnson scoring the winner against the side he left in the summer.

The Arsenal captain Mikel Arteta is in a state of shock after seeing Arsenal only score one goal in injury time — against a Man United side that were completely over-run by the Gunners attack.

Ji - Sung Park scored a late late winner to give Manchester United a narrow win at Old Trafford over a determined Wolves side.

Despite scoring goals for fun either side of his spell with Manchester United, the Uruguayan forward never managed to find his best form for the Red Devils.

Recently, the Manchester - based side have been linked with a move for Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez, who is rated at around # 35M according to the Telegraph, a move that would improve the goal - scoring prowess of United and turn them into a serious threat to rivals City.

Despite having 12 efforts on goal, with five of these being on target, the home side were only able to score twice, something some United fans may not be happy about.

The 21 year - old opened the scoring for Athletic Bilbao against Manchester United's Under - 23 side yesterday with an astonishing volley, and all under the watchful eye of our scouts, as well as Chelsea's and of course United's.

Rooney left the Blue side of the Mersey to join United 13 years ago, and has scored 183 league goals in that time, but maybe he could return to Everton this summer to add to his tally of 15 that he notched up prior to that.

However, it's all been a big disappointment for Sanchez at United so far, with the 29 - year - old only scoring one goal in his first ten games and struggling to find a suitable role in Jose Mourinho's side.

West Ham United striker Marko Arnautovic completes the line - up, as he scored twice in his side's win over Southampton, moving the Hammers up to 14th in the table in the process and five points above the bottom three.

«When United have scored counter-attacking goals against these sides, it is the likes of (Jesse) Lingard, Martial and Rashford who tend to benefit.

With Gabriel Jesus currently sidelined through injury, the 29 - year - old continues to find the mark for Pep Guardiola's side, bagging a hat - trick in the win over Newcastle United at the weekend before scoring in midweek as City booked their spot in the League Cup final.

Scoring 33 goals in 35 starts would be considered phenomenal by anyones standards but such are the 25 year old's achievements some could feel that the former Man United man could do even more and here he stands ready for a World Cup that could prove very difficult for his Portuguese side.

Jesus is undoubtedly worthy of inclusion as after his stellar performance in midweek against West Ham United, he followed it up with a brace against Swansea City to score his first home goals for his new club and seal all three points as Pep Guardiola's side look to have a new dynamic and energy with their new recruit in and Sergio Aguero on the bench.

My main worry though is the fact that Alexis Sanchez left the field against Man United and should really have rested it for a week or so, but instead he has had to travel to the other side of the world and has already played the full 90 minutes (and scored) in Chile's 2 - 0 win over Brazil.

Along with Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young, Nani has failed to provide enough goals and assists in this current United side, despite them enjoying a strong season in the Premier League with the free - scoring Robin van Persie proving decisive in their fortunes.

After a frustrating and injury - hit season with Manchester United, the 30 - year - old was a key player for his country in Brazil, scoring four goals in total to help Louis van Gaal's side finish in third place with a victory over the host nation in their playoff match.

Fabio Borini scored a brilliant goal of his own but it was nothing more than a mere consolation effort for David Moyes» side as the former United boss endured a miserable return to Old Trafford.

Since then they have lost to Crystal Palace and Newcastle United without scoring, while they were also held to a 2 - 2 draw by fellow newly promoted side Burnley.

Not only did the 17 - year old score again, taking his tally so far to six goals from four under 23 games, his strike was a real belter of a free kick that opened the scoring and set the Arsenal academy side on the road to a 2 - 0 victory over Man United.

After scoring the only goal of the game to give Arsenal a much needed win away to West Brom in the Premier League, Danny Welbeck was asked about whether he would be happy playing on the left side of a front three, as he used to do for his former club Manchester United.

It's Pablo Alonso - Smith, the 14 year old who has scored 12 goals (6 pens) in 19 starts as an overage player for the under - 10 side at Daventry United FC.

Aarons has made an instant impact since breaking into the Newcastle United first team set - up this term, scoring in his second Premier League appearance as well as netting against Man City during his side's superb Capital One Cup win away at Man City.

Collymore said: «United were as free - scoring as any side at the start of the season but have been playing with the brakes on since French international Pogba got injured.

He has scored six goals in 11 appearances since being thrust into the side by Louis van Gaal, including Wednesday's delightful curler against West Ham United, to help United into the FA Cup semi-finals.

5th March 2018, Selhurst Park, London, England; EPL Premier League football, Crystal Palace versus Manchester United; Nemanja Matic of Manchester United celebrates scoring his sides 3rd goal in the 90th minute to make it 3 - 2 with Chris Smalling of Manchester United (Photo by John Patrick Fletcher / Action Plus via Getty Images)

The majority of Jose Mourinho's first season in charge at Manchester United has been dominated by one major issue: his side does not score enough goals...

Villa boss Paul Lambert, meanwhile, was left with plenty of thinking to do following another poor display, his side having last scored a Premier League goal against Manchester United on December 20 - more than 600 minutes of football ago.

Eriksen has scored five times in as many matches and he is expected to play a crucial role in Spurs» hopes of reaching a first FA Cup final since 1991 in Saturday's meeting with Manchester United — having scored inside 11 seconds in Spurs» 2 - 0 win over Jose Mourinho's side in January.

Umotong scored twice, either side of another Popadinova effort, to secure the victory for her side in front of a record 1,211 crowd at Abingdon United.

Oxford United ran out 4 - 2 winners last time these two sides in met in July with Umotong scoring twice to put an end to a four - game losing streak.

Hartlepool United's Scott Flinders ended the 2010/11 season in style by scoring his side's 90th minute equaliser in a 2 - 2 draw against Bournemouth in the «Monkey Hangers» penultimate game of the campaign.