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Arsenal corner kick.

Both sides wasted their scoring opportunities one after another. In the 35th minute, Hleb broke through Pique and passed straight, while Li Siqi's low shot from 14 yards on the left side of the penalty area was confiscated by van der Sar.

One minute later, the ball hit Song and deflected, giving Rooney a single shot opportunity. However, his shot from 12 yards in the left rib of the penalty area deflected Lehmann's left foot and missed the right post.

In the 38th minute, Van Persie fouled Brown and received a yellow card.

In the 42nd minute, Fabregas crossed from the left to the far end, and van der Sar intercepted and confiscated the ball before Li Siqi.

In the 45th minute, Evra passed the ball and Rooney's powerful shot from 25 yards on the left was confiscated by Lehmann.

Before half time, Ronaldo's left footed long-range shot from 30 yards was confiscated by Lehmann.

Arsenal achieved a pass success rate of 85.3% and a possession rate of 51.7% in the first half, both of which were higher than Manchester United, who played at home.

The shot from the left side of Fabregas' penalty area was blocked, while Van Persie made a cross from the left, but Brown couldn't block it. Ferdinand, Carrick, and van der Sar missed the ball and couldn't clear it in time. Li Siqi, who followed up, easily scored an empty goal from 6 yards. This was his 26th goal of the season, including 20 goals in the league. In the 50th minute, Ferdinand's rescue almost ended in an own goal, but fortunately, Van der Sar made a timely save.

In the 53rd minute, Manchester United equalized the score. Carrick passed the ball into the penalty area, causing a foul by Gallas. C Ronaldo's first penalty call came to a halt for too long. Despite the ball hitting the left side of the goal, referee Weber still demanded that the Portuguese take the call again. Lehmann expressed dissatisfaction with being warned of a yellow card, and C Ronaldo once again took a penalty shot into the bottom left corner. This was his 38th goal of the season, with 28 goals scored in the league. Subsequently, Tevez and Anderson replaced Park Ji sung and Scholes, respectively.

In the 56th minute, Hleb fouled and kicked the ball to receive his fourth yellow card of the season.

In the 59th minute, Carrick was also booked for a foul against Van Persie. In the 61st minute, Walcott replaced Ebu. In the 64th minute, Li Siqi was fouled by Anderson for a retaliatory tackle, and he received his fifth yellow card of the season. He will miss the next round of the game against Reading. In the 65th minute, Anderson passed the ball and Tevez fired a powerful shot from 28 yards in the middle, causing the ball to miss the left post.