Manchester United all but ended Arsenal's hopes of taking the title with a 2-1 victory at Old Trafford.
The Gunners took the lead through Emmanuel Adebayor at the start of the second half, but were eventually beaten by a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty and a fabulous free-kick from Owen Hargreaves.
With their title dreams hanging in the balance before the match got underway, it came as no surprise that it was the visitors who started the brightest and forced the pace of the game during the opening exchanges.
Cesc Fabregas flashed a couple of early efforts narrowly past the frame of Edwin van der Sar's goal, while Emmanuel Adebayor wasted the best of the Gunners' chances.
Wayne Rooney looked lively, if slightly isolated, up front for United and it was he who went closest for the Red Devils during a goalless opening period.
In a game which had promised goals throughout the first half, it took just three minutes of the second period for a breakthrough to be made.
Van Persie swung over a dangerous cross from the left, which Van der Sar then inexplicably let drift past him straight to Adebayor. The Togolese hit man appeared to bundle the ball home with his arm, but the goal stood and the Gunners had a deserved lead.
However, United's response was almost immediate as they levelled things up just five minutes later.
William Gallas was adjudged to have used his arm to cut out a Carrick pass, enabling Ronaldo to calmly dispatch a twice-taken penalty low into the corner of the net.
Once back on level terms United looked the most likely to snatch all three points, and duly obliged when Hargreaves curled a sublime free-kick past a stranded Lehmann on 72 minutes.
Wes Brown then deflected a Gael Clichy cross onto his own post, and Nicklas Bendtner went close with two far post headers, but the Gunners were ultimately unable to force a second.
Dj Moet said
12:29 04/13 2008
LOL CASINO DIS POST YA MECK NUFF ARSENAL FANS CRY INNO
***DK*** said
12:30 04/13 2008
ARSENAL~~~~VICTORY TRU HARMONY~~~~
Dj Moet said
12:31 04/13 2008
seet kay atleast you tek you loosing and naw cuss gun up fi dat
Jefstar said
12:31 04/13 2008
arsenal fans fi cry aight....a arsenal a thro way the game dem.....the wingers dem nar provide proper service for the striker dem!! and arsenal defense to me better than man u at the moment.....ferdinand all over the place like stray dog.....but anyway it no matter chelsea a go win the league!!
STAINLESS said
12:32 04/13 2008
whey french fries hav fi sey? CLASS IS CLASSS YUTE!
Casino said
12:32 04/13 2008
cool nuh @ moet, a jus so it go dem fi find gud team fi support,lol. D k, maybe nexx yr still, didnt mean for it to go down like this,lol
Ambassidah said
12:33 04/13 2008
how arsenal defense better oonuh conced 4 gensk liverpool
Krazily Insane said
12:33 04/13 2008
hmmm..mi bex
linko said
12:34 04/13 2008
poor arsenal...........atleast dem can tek positives from the fact tht the lads are maturing and i honestly think nex season will b theirs.........the season is right fully over but.........we'll b backcheering 4 the gunners nex season
Ambassidah said
12:34 04/13 2008
+ vidic missing
Casino said
12:35 04/13 2008
doa comapre no part of arsenal team to no part of manu team, dats an insult to the great manu, is like comparing bob marley to black-er,lol
***DK*** said
12:35 04/13 2008
ARSENAL~~~~VICTORY TRU HARMONY~~~~
Casino said
12:36 04/13 2008
a joke still, arsenal hav a gud team, mi jus luv wen we beat dem, there is no other team wa we luv beat like arsenal
***DK*** said
12:37 04/13 2008
ARSENAL~~~~VICTORY TRU HARMONY~~~~
jamaicabwoy said
12:37 04/13 2008
I guess arsenal will forever be a next years team
Casino said
12:38 04/13 2008
lol@ JB , lmao lmao
bad4life71 said
12:38 04/13 2008
a we yard them come and expected to win at arsenal
lyndo said
12:38 04/13 2008
ppl y'all should have expected this MAN U TO DI WERL
BADANG!!!
rrDesignZ said
12:40 04/13 2008
1 thing mi can say a mi side dead but mi naa give up on them
same like how mi nuh give up on france in world cup and france beat brazil