For the first time in more than a decade, this historic fixture has got its bite and edge back.
For so long, Manchester United and Arsenal were the chief protagonists in the Premier League title race, the seething animosity between the two sides shared by their respective managers.
Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger's mutual antipathy made United against Arsenal the go-to fixture in the Premier League until the rise of rival clubs and the respective retirement of both bosses saw it become a sideshow to the main attraction.
