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3 best Arsenal vs Man Utd FA Cup matches of all time

  • Two sides have met 16 times in the cup
  • Gunners won two cup finals
  • A landmark victory at Old Trafford
ByLennie Teague|
There have been a number of standout encounters
There have been a number of standout encounters | Richard Sellers/Allstar/GettyImages
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2. Arsenal p0-0 Man Utd (May 2005)

Arsenal's Patrick Vieira points to goalk
Patrick Vieira netted the winning penalty for Arsenal | ADRIAN DENNIS/GettyImages

Another FA Cup final, another Arsenal victory. After years of fierce battles for the Premier League title, the two sides met in the final of the 2004/05 FA Cup and it was the Gunners who came out on top following a penalty shootout.

Man Utd were the more dominant side throughout but Arsene Wenger's men managed to hold off their opponents. Arsenal's defensive brilliance and bravery saw the tie remain goalless after 120 minutes of football.

This was the first FA Cup final decided on penalties, and Arsenal prevailed after five perfect spot kicks and some good goalkeeping from Jens Lehmann to deny Paul Scholes. Making his last-ever appearance for the club, captain Patrick Vieira stepped up and beat Roy Carroll from 12 yards to win it for the Gunners.

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