Arsenal vs Man United Preview 21.1.2012 Premier League

Arsenal vs Man United Preview 21.1.2012 English Premier League

Arsene Wenger said on Friday that his team clashes with Manchester United still interesting, although other clubs to enter the competition for the title in the Premier League football.

The game will be on Sunday is the first team since the United beat defending champions Arsenal at home to 8.2 last August in the league.

Despite the heavy defeat, Arsenal are still competing for a place in the semi-finals for the league and perhaps the title itself.

Arsenal can overcome any obstacle if the team back to its level and the real contrast to United, he succeeded in qualifying for the knockout round Champions League.

The two teams dominated the league for most of the nineties of the last century and during the early years of the new millennium, but Chelsea and Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur have succeeded in reducing the gap recently.

Chelsea won the title three times since 2005, and apply City and Tottenham to Arsenal in the league this season.

In response to a question on the importance of United's match Wenger told Arsenal's Web site "is still the same."

"It is not the only game as it was with the entry of Chelsea and Manchester City and Liverpool that still exists. But everyone in the game would follow all over the world."

The French coach said that despite the setbacks experienced by his team this season but he still feels that Arsenal and United at the same level.

Wenger said: "I still think that when it becomes all the players available to play with us we will be of great powers in this league. For this reason it is important to strive hard in order not to waste points."

And has the fifth-placed Arsenal 36 points, four points behind Chelsea, who occupies the fourth place.

City leads the ranking with 51 points, three points ahead of United's defending champion and second place in Tottenham comes in third place with 46 points.

Wenger hopes and efforts to restore defender Thomas Vermaelen at the meeting, but United's French striker Thierry Henry may miss because of a calf injury.

Vermaelen has not played since he left his injury at the beginning of the second half against Arsenal in front of Queens Park Rangers in the last days of last year.

Arsenal have been missing the efforts of Mikel Arteta after missing the match Swansea City in the last round due to a calf injury.

Arsenal won only once in their last four league games and lost in the last two rounds against Fulham and Swansea.