to Brian Cole: Arsenal were better but Gallas' lack of protestations should inform of you his guilt. It was a penalty. Its a shame that Arsenal are out of ECL because of 2 bad penalty decisions, one that was given and one that was not, but thats sport and thats life. Once Wenger spends some cash, you can rest assured that you will be back, probably next season, with Cesc as captain hopefully, cos Gallas is an embarassment to English football, not just Arsenal.

One more thing, ask the Dutch what they won with their total football in the 70s...

Bilal Bham, Manchester/Frankfurt am Main, England

Spot on Oliver - Man Utd and Arsenal are inseparable if you are talking about skill and ability. However, United have an intangible quality where you always believe they might win when not at their best. Arsenal just don't have it. Maybe they will develop it, but the last few weeks have proved they certainly don't possess it yet.

Admirable tho Wenger's transfer policies are, he needs to buy in players with experience and steel to go with the undoubted flair. Earlier in the season, Arsenal proudly proclaimed themselves as the richest club in Britain, which means Wenger's reluctance to buy must be self-imposed. That is poor management. He always trots out the line that he won't pay unless it improves the squad - so when players like Nani, Torres, Anderson become available are they not good enough?? What a load of rubbish - it seems Arsene has started to believe the hype about his ability to turn water into wine a little too much.

Paul, London,

Brian Cole - are you having a laugh, or are you Arsene Wenger in disguise? Adebayor scored with his hand, Gallas clearly handled the ball in the box for a penalty, and Hargreaves' free-kick was unstoppable.

As with all Gooners you seem unable to accept reality.

Decisions going against Arsenal? You scored a goal that shouldn't have been allowed and then don't even bother to mention that in your posted comment. It hardly reflects well on you all when you are so blindly selective in what you choose to see and to complain about. And so arrogant in thinking that you are the best.

Just in case you didn't realise, the best are those who win leagues and cups. If you don't win, then by definition you can't be the best.

And if you go from 5 points clear of United at the start of March to 9 points behind United before mid-April, then you are patently not the best.

Mark Hilton, Manchester,

it is nonsense to say that arsenal imploded and that manchester united battled their way to victory.united won by virtue of a dubious penalty and a well executed but poorly defended free kick.gallas did not deliberately handle and appeared to be trying to move his arm away from the ball.notwithstanding the head/hand goal of adebayor,who needs to reflect seriously on his current form,arsenal took the game to united to the bitter end.

brian cole, london, england

I was working from a hotel in China, we don't get EPL matches on TV (except pay per view). I was following livecast on the web... saw Arsenal scoring first and missing a few chances... AS United fan, I was ready to face Chelsea to get a win to retain the title!. Then all of the sudden, Ronaldo netted from the spot.... and after a few F5 (refresh)... the freekick went in!!! Awesome! championship material!

alfred, penang, malaysia

Paul, Manchester.
My heart stops every time VanderSar plays. He is so eratic. I have no confidence in him. Why did he not come for the cross that Arsenal scored from? The replays show him standing there with his hands tight to his chest. Just reach out and grab the ball!
And none of the commentators seemed to pick up on it. That goal, like so many others over the last two seasons are down to bizzar decisions by the goaly. This MUST be his last year/

Emerson, Chester,

United were pretty terrible in the first half, and I think a lot of that had to do with Park and Scholes. Park was completely ineffective, giving the ball away at will. He really seems to be a player best suited to poor opposition. Scholes had a bad game. The Tevez/Anderson sub turned things. Anderson is a bustling hive of activity - it is a strange thing to say about a Brazilian, but he is turning into a real midfield enforcer. Strong in the tackle, physically robust and willing to burst forward. He has great passing abilities as well. All he needs is to improve his shooting and he'll be the complete player.

Credit to Arsenal yesterday though - I thought they might collapse at 2-1, but they didn't. Wenger really needs to bring in some experience though.

Stuart, Manchester,

I agree with Zae. Arsenal passed the ball really well; but Man Utd had chances as well. Rooney's finishing was so wayward, and Park was so ineffective. Had Anderson and Tevez played from the start, it would not have been so; Man Utd would have matched Arsenal and even punished them on the counter-attack. Also, United's defence was no where near top form. Everytime Clichy or Helb ran at Brown, especially near the penalty area, my heart stopped.

Paul, Manchester,

Yes, Arsenal were the better team in the first half. Yes, they had many chances. But it must be noted that despite being below par, United created a lot of opportunities themselves in that first 45 minutes. So "outclassed" is bit of a strong word. Rooney could have had a hat-trick by half-time so it wasn't all Arsenal.

Zae, Manchester,