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Tom Victor

Arsene Wenger's fury at Sir Alex Ferguson after escalating row and "out of order" blast

Alex Ferguson Arsene Wenger Arsenal Ruud van Nistelrooy Wayne Rooney EPL Jose Antonio Reyes Mike Riley Phil Neville Press Association

Supporters of Manchester United and Arsenal have strong feelings about the October 2004 meeting which saw the Invincibles lose their unbeaten run.

The start of the 2004-05 season saw the last two Premier League champions pitted against one another, with Arsene Wenger's Gunners picking up where they left off after going an entire season without losing a game in the competition. A heated contest seemed inevitable, though, after the previous season had seen late drama around a missed penalty from Ruud van Nistelrooy.

As we all know now, United prevented Arsenal bringing up 50 games unbeaten, and they did so in controversial circumstances. The on-field events don't tell the whole story, though.

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