▁claim ▁moments ▁earlier , ▁but ▁then ▁picked ▁the ▁ball ▁up ▁from ▁Den í l son ▁just ▁outside ▁the ▁penalty ▁area ▁and ▁fired ▁a ▁ 2 5 - yard ▁strike ▁past ▁Ben ▁F oster . ▁Wayne ▁Ro oney ▁won ▁a ▁penalty ▁for ▁Manchester ▁United ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 9 th ▁minute , ▁knock ing ▁Ryan ▁G ig gs ' ▁through - ball ▁past ▁Manuel ▁Al mun ia , ▁who ▁brought ▁the ▁English ▁stri ker ▁down . ▁Ro oney ▁then ▁stepped ▁up ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁penalty ▁himself , ▁and ▁sl otted ▁it ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁' keeper ' s ▁left . ▁Ar sen al ▁respond ed ▁with ▁a ▁free - k ick ▁from ▁Robin ▁van ▁Pers ie ▁that ▁hit ▁the ▁cross bar , ▁but ▁a ▁United ▁attack ▁immediately ▁afterwards ▁produced ▁a ▁similar ▁free ▁kick , ▁taken ▁by ▁Ryan ▁G ig gs , ▁which ▁Ab ou ▁Di aby ▁head ed ▁into ▁his ▁own ▁net . ▁With ▁the ▁final ▁attack ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁deep ▁into ▁the ▁fifth ▁minute ▁of ▁injury ▁time , ▁Ar sen al ▁had ▁the ▁ball ▁in ▁the ▁net ▁again , ▁only ▁for ▁the ▁goal ▁to ▁be ▁ruled ▁out ▁for ▁off side ▁against ▁William ▁Gall as , ▁and ▁the ▁match ▁finished ▁ 2 – 1 ▁to ▁United . ▁For ▁his ▁show ▁of ▁fr ustration ▁with ▁the ▁off side ▁decision ▁– ▁kick ing ▁a ▁water ▁bott le ▁down ▁the ▁touch line ▁– ▁Ar s ène ▁W enger ▁was ▁sent ▁off . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁two - week ▁break ▁for ▁international s , ▁United ▁returned ▁to