Nasri tomb to Manchester United

Pure entertainment. And we are not talking about the latest release of James Bond. The hours of leisure is expensive listed in times of crisis. But investing money in an entry in an Arsenal-Manchester United remains a safe, the secret agent has already had better days. The two most successful teams in the history of the Premier League lived up to its cache with a show of maximum tension, deadly attacks, and relentless struggle heroes and villains confronted by a single object of desire: the ball.

In an evening of tribute to the soccer spectacle, both teams looked ceaselessly goalkeeper contrary. It was Arsenal who honors with more mime and walk away with the ball at the altar. The Wenger took his hat from the classical repertoire of bars of silk between the bands and the center of the field, the same as other evenings is resisting a team affected by the inconsistency of their young wards. Able to bend at the waist an almighty Manchester United and powerless retreat in defeat before a modest Stoke, as happened last time.

Cesc Fàbregas had one of its most inspired evenings and deservedly won the role of lead actor in the movie. The Spanish knew how to seduce the ball in the key moments of the match and, like the great heroes, put at the service of all giving prominence to Nasri at the time of giving the final thrust to the enemy. Especially in the second goal for the Gunners at the start of the second part: the French plugged the ball with his powerful right hand after receiving area in front of a pass from Fàbregas Master.

It was a deserved victory for Arsenal before an enemy that does not dropped his arms until the last minute. The red devils had a great level of the game but wasted its Artillery to the point of accumulating more than two dozen auctions of a door. Wayne Rooney was the height of deviations sending a couple of balls unforgivable above the goal.

Cristiano Ronaldo became the villain of the afternoon in the eyes of the Emirates Stadium: where will remain a player respected and hated in equal parts. Yesterday I was looking to mark his 100th goal but hardly looked tan and a couple of dangerous balls into the second half, when Arsenal had already entrusted their football to counterattack. The development of the Portuguese needed more time for lubrication.

The goal of the United surprisingly came to the brink of the end of regulation time thanks to a genius of Raphael. The young Brazilian was given a ball with his chest and fired it with a volley from the left of the goalkeeper Fabianski, replacement of the ill-fated Almunia, who had to withdraw after suffering a blow to the face of the boots of Carrick. The unexpected drop in her guardian did not affect the self-Arsenal, who resisted the stakes of up to Manchester victory.

* The Arsenal's Spanish goalkeeper Manuel Almunia was taken to a hospital after being shocked in the field following his clash with Michael Carrick. The tests that were performed were reassuring: There were no complications to their health.

Nasri, celebrating his second goal to Manchester. (PHOTO: EFE)

Result Premier League: 8 November 2008

Arsenal 2 - 1 Manchester U.

Wigan Athletic 0 - 0 Stoke C.

Hull C. 0 - 1 Bolton W.

Sunderland 1 - 2 Portsmouth

West Ham U. 1 - 3 Everton

Liverpool 3 - 0 West Bromwich A.