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The rivalry between Arsenal F.C. and Manchester United F.C. is a notable rivalry in English football as both clubs are recognised as having great history and traditions.〔 Although the two clubs have frequently been in the same division as each other since 1919, the rivalry has largely arisen since around 1990. Many of the clashes in recent times between the two teams in the late 1990s and early 2000s have been due to the teams being fierce rivals for the Premier League and FA Cup. During this period, there was enmity between the two longest serving managers in Premier League history,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=League Managers Association )〕 Arsenal's Arsène Wenger (1996−present) and United's Sir Alex Ferguson (1986−2013), and their former club captains Patrick Vieira and Roy Keane.〔(Ferguson and Wenger 'are friends' ), BBC Sport, 23 October 2004.〕 The rivalry has been noted for on-field trouble, particularly the contests in 1990, culminating in 2003 and 2004. In recent years with Arsenal being less competitive, the rivalry has diminished somewhat according to former Arsenal player Lee Dixon, while Sir Alex Ferguson has also stated that the two teams have cooled from those previously "heated" exchanges.〔(Arsenal heroes relish rivalry with Man Utd ), ''The Daily Telegraph'', 15 February 2008.〕 ==Origins== A particularly memorable match between the two sides came on 1 February 1958, when they met in a league fixture at Highbury – the last league game that United played before the Munich air disaster five days later, which claimed the lives of eight of their players and saw two other players injured to such an extent that they never played again. United won the game 5–4, with goals from Tommy Taylor (twice), Duncan Edwards, Bobby Charlton and Dennis Viollet. Five of the United players who would lose their lives as a result of crash took to the field in the game – captain and full-back Roger Byrne, right-half Eddie Colman, centre-half Mark Jones, left-half Duncan Edwards and centre-forward Tommy Taylor. Another high profile clash came more than 20 years later, in the final of the FA Cup on 12 May 1979. A 100,000-strong crowd saw Arsenal take a 2–0 lead in the first half thanks to goals from Brian Talbot and Frank Stapleton, and with just five minutes left on the clock their lead was still intact. Then, in the 86th minute, Gordon McQueen pulled a goal back for United, and two minutes later they equalised with a goal from Sammy McIlroy. However, barely a minute after United equalised, Arsenal's Alan Sunderland scored an 89th-minute goal to win the cup 3–2 for Arsenal. Although the two clubs had previously contested many important matches, such as the 1979 FA Cup Final, the rivalry is generally perceived to have begun with a notorious match at Old Trafford on 20 October 1990, which resulted in both clubs being docked points in the 1990–91 First Division. Alex Ferguson has stated that he believes that the rivalry predates this by a few years, however, to a match in January 1987 when David Rocastle was sent off for retaliating against a foul by Norman Whiteside.〔(Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger: Rivalry renewed ), ''The Sunday Times'', 19 April 2009.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arsenal F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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