Arsenal beat United in Fergie time

What an unbelievable game!

My mate Rich and I were situated right next to the Man Utd fans. They understandably went crazy when Rooney netted what was looking like the winner and the goal that would give United the first away win at the Emirates.

I have only just got my voice back.

We gave them some stick big time and to be fair they took it with pretty good grace (not that hard when you are 6 points clear in the title race) so fair play to them.

There was a buzz in the air at the Emirates and the atmosphere was as good as it has been, we were luckily sat with a few other hard core Gooners and made sure we were never quiet.

This is the type of match that makes a stadium, gives it history and adds belief and experience to a young team who are destined for great things.

None more so than 19 year old Cesc Fabregas. What a player. I said before the game that he was the best young midfielder I have ever seen, to complete an Andy Gray comment, he's better than that, he's irreplaceable.

You can read the match reviews on Goodplaya, Arseblog, ANR etc etc but I would just like to recollect the ironic nature of the victory.

Arsenal beat Man Utd in Fergie time! 3 added minutes on the clock and Arsenal's young team did a Man Utd. Superb stuff.

I am convinced (I have been chastised for my unerring faith in the potential of the team from time to time) that this team is destined to dominate in the next few years the way Fergies boys did in the noughties.

I feel United are experiencing a false dawn, Scholes and Giggs are having a twilight season like Bergkamp did in 2003/4 but that cannot be sustained. Carrick for all the hype is not a player to build Championship success around and although Ronaldo is a class act United have some strengthening to do in midfield if they want to achieve the longevity of success they have done in the past.

As I keep stressing, late goals bring the belief you can score late goals and these types of experiences and performances galvanise the squad.

We have had the period where we have been the finished article and now we are getting to see the growth to that point, as we chart our progression from season to season.

Can we grab second spot? Can we win a domestic cup? Can we go one further in Europe? All possible.

What is without question is it's without doubt an exciting time to be a Gooner.