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Ahead of Saturdays meeting between the sides, Jon Holmes takes an in-depth look back at Pizzagate - the famous Manchester United and Arsenal clash from 2004.Football is not a war, insisted Arsene Wenger to the gathered press corps, as he prepared to take his troops north to Old Trafford for the 10th game of the 2004/05 Premier League campaign.Since I have been in the game, its always about war and fights - and football is not about that. After a record 49 league matches without defeat, Wenger could have been forgiven for adopting a zen-like mentality towards the rough and tumble of domestic conflict. After the elation of his third English title triumph, achieved in a manner of total supremacy, the Frenchman had seen his sharp-shooting Gunners begin the new season looking equally imperious.Top of the table with 29 goals scored, they were 11 points ahead of seventh-placed Manchester United and appeared to be marching already towards another title. A pretender to the crown called Jose Mourinho had also arrived on these shores but at this point in history, there could be little argument that Arsenal ruled the land. Gary Neville recalls the game in 2004 where Manchester United ended Arsenal’s 49-game unbeaten run which resulted in a tunnel fracas Meanwhile, in the north, the Red Devils still carried scars - more wounded pride than physical traces - from the Battle of Old Trafford the previous September. United and Arsenal had slugged out a bitter stalemate, which ended in Martin Keown goading Ruud van Nistelrooy after the latter failed from the penalty spot in the 90th minute, igniting a powderkeg of on-pitch confrontations. Mike Riley tries to keep the peace between Gary Neville and Edu Even though the Gunners had four players banned for a total of nine matches and received a £175,000 fine (the largest ever handed down by the Football Association to a single club), there was no sense of shame. Instead, Wenger was proud of how his players had stood up to United and claimed their five seconds of bad behaviour was a rare character lapse from a team of great entertainers.He had a point; Arsenal still finished top of the Fair Play league that season, despite the rap. Sir Alex Ferguson scowled, said the north Londoners had got off lightly and even accused them of cutting some sort of deal with the FA in advance of their disciplinary hearing. Surprisingly, the Scot was not charged himself for that comment; mind you, there would be more than enough run-ins between him and Soho Square in the years that followed.Of course, Ill be telling my players there can be no repeat of what happened last season, continued Wenger to the media. We have a responsibility to keep things as much within football as possible. They acted as though the rest of the world was meant to sit back and admire their beautiful football. Sorry, count me out. Gary Neville That proved to be wishful thinking. Any inner serenity Wenger may have attained was about to be ended by a United side determined to usurp the upstarts from down south. As Gary Neville noted in his autobiography: They acted as though the rest of the world was meant to sit back and admire their beautiful football. Sorry, count me out. Some of us had a mission to stop them by all legitimate means.Come matchday, the locals were revolting. The proposed takeover of United by Malcolm Glazer was drawing near; the American tycoon having taken his stake in the club to 28.1% by this stage. Over 1,000 fans marched on the United Megastore carrying a Not For $ale banner, but they would not be able to prevent Glazers full ownership being ratified by the following summer. Man Utd fans demonstrate against the proposed Malcolm Glazer takeover Steve Bennett had taken charge of the previous seasons United v Arsenal clash, but it would be Mike Riley - Englands Euro 2004 referee - who got the gig this time. Before the game, Rileys boss Keith Hackett described the Yorkshireman as calm, takes firm action when necessary and doesnt over-react, before adding: You want a referee to be like a good orchestra leader, baton in hand, controlling the tempo. Wenger would be asking for a refund on his concert ticket by the final whistle.At least Riley would have been relieved to note the absence of firebrand Roy Keane from the United team-sheet due to a virus. Rio Ferdinand led out the hosts instead, but was hugely fortunate not to walk back down the tunnel after 19 minutes. Edus excellent through-ball sent Freddie Ljungberg sprinting towards goal and he reached the pass before the United skipper, only to then be taken out. However, Riley - behind the play - chose not to call a foul. I used to think they were bad losers, they probably thought we were as well! But every time they lost they seemed to handle it not too well, and I think they probably thought the same about us. Gary Neville Soon afterwards, Gary Neville made a poor, late tackle on Jose Antonio Reyes - but Riley kept his cards in his pocket. Wenger was already shaking his head in disbelief as persistent rain set in. An untidy coming together between Cristiano Ronaldo and Patrick Vieira saw Riley briefly surrounded. Then Van Nistelrooys touch was just a little too heavy after Nevilles throw-in down the right flank - Ashley Cole came back to intercept, and the Dutchman caught the left-back on his knee, sending him down in a crumpled heap. Barely 30 minutes had been played.Fortunately Cole was soon back on his feet, but frustration got the better of him and a kick out at the escaping Wayne Rooney brought the games first booking. Gary Neville had another snap at the heels of Reyes and his name was taken too, quickly followed by brother Phil for a foul on the same Arsenal player. The visitors had actually played fairly adventurously up until this point, but United were determined to unsettle their rhythm. The half ended with more handbags as Gabriel Heinze and Thierry Henry got tangled up in the corner. The game between Man Utd and Arsenal was memorable for its tough tackling After the break, neither goalkeeper was significantly troubled until Jens Lehmann had to hang onto Heinzes shot, after Edu had been grounded by what he felt was a hand-off. Fed up of getting kicked himself, Reyes had taken to getting some of his own back and went for Ronaldo before being replaced by Robert Pires on 70 minutes.In his previous seven visits to Old Trafford, Riley had awarded United seven penalties. He maintained that ratio as Rooney, celebrating his 19th birthday, exchanged passes with Ryan Giggs on the right before going down in the box as Sol Campbell waved his left leg in the strikers path. Lehmann tried to put Van Nistelrooy off again, just like 13 months before, but the Dutchman stroked the ball home low and ran off roaring with delight, his demons thoroughly exorcised. Ryan Giggs and Rio Ferdinand celebrate in the rain after the final whistle Now there was a tear in Arsenals cloak of invincibility. Vieira and Edu clattered into Giggs and Scholes respectively and were booked. Pires set up Cole for a possible equaliser, but the defenders shot was always rising. The Gunners had to go for broke - and inevitably left themselves open to the decisive blow. In the 90th minute, Ronaldo played the ball forward for subs Louis Saha and Alan Smith to combine and the latters low centre was side-footed home by Rooney. The teenager even gave Lehmann a cheeky slap in the face after the goalkeeper tried to wrestle the ball back from him.After the final whistle, Campbell wouldnt shake Rooneys hand, while Henry harangued United keeper Roy Carroll all the way down the tunnel. But if the Arsenal players had lost their rags, Wenger was even worse. According to Fergusons recent autobiography, the Gunners boss was letting fly with a few choice words at Van Nistelrooy as the two sides headed back to their dressing rooms.He [Wenger] was livid. His fists were clenched, said Ferguson. I was in control, I knew it. There are often boxes of post-match pizza in dressing rooms, with players encouraged to load up quickly on lost carbohydrates. On this occasion, however, with tempers flaring in the tunnel, someone threw a slice in anger.This slice of pizza came flying over my head and hit Fergie straight in the mush, wrote Ashley Cole in My Defence in 2006. The slap echoed down the tunnel and everything stopped - the fighting, the yelling, everything. All eyes turned and all mouths gawped to see this pizza slip off that famous puce face and roll down his nice black suit. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has a word with match referee Riley Ferguson admitted in his own autobiography: The next thing I knew, I had pizza all over me. They say it was Cesc Fabregas who threw the pizza at me but, to this day, I have no idea who the culprit is. The corridor outside the dressing-room turned into a rabble. It seemed to me that losing the game scrambled Arsenes brain.Fabregas, then a seemingly innocent 17-year-old and an unused sub in the game itself, has never admitted to being the phantom pizza thrower - but has always been the prime suspect. In addition, it was claimed Lehmann squirted Ferguson with a water bottle as the tunnel row got out of hand. The United boss had to change out of his suit and into a club tracksuit to conduct his post-match interview. Man Utd manager Sir Alex Ferguson celebrates his teams victory Wenger could barely contain his fury, telling reporters: I cant be happy about the penalty, I cant be happy about the incident when Freddie Ljungberg was through on goal and I cant be happy that [Jose Antonio] Reyes was kicked off the park deliberately. The players have a deep sense of injustice.For his part, Van Nistelrooy was later charged with violent conduct by the FA for his first-half challenge on Cole and received a three-match ban.United followed up their victory with a 2-0 defeat at Portsmouth. Although Fergusons side wouldnt lose again in the Premier League until the following April - a run that included a 4-2 triumph at Highbury in early February, when Keane and Vieira had their famous pre-match tunnel bust-up - they failed to overhaul the Gunners in the table.OvertakenTwo weeks after losing to United, Arsenal were overtaken by Mourinhos Chelsea at the summit. The Blues would not their lead slip, going on to win the title by a margin of 12 points. United were six points further back in third spot.The season ended with Arsenal beating United 5-4 on penalties in the FA Cup final, despite being outplayed for 120 goalless minutes in Cardiff. Lehmann made the crucial save in the shootout from Paul Scholes. Arsenal also won the Premier League Fair Play award for the second season running.The bitter enmity between the Arsenal and United managers continued until 2009, when they finally buried the hatchet in the Frenchmans office after the Champions League semi-final. By that point, the Battle of the Buffet had long since passed into Premier League legend.Man Utd v Arsenal is live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 11.30am on Saturday. 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General manager Jarmo Kekalainen told Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch on Friday that he wants to see Gaboriks contributions go beyond the scoresheet before considering a long-term deal for the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent. Cheap Braves Jerseys . The deal is pending a physical, assistant general manager Bobby Evans said. Traded from Seattle to Baltimore on Aug. 30, Morse also can play first base and right field to give manager Bruce Bochy some flexibility in writing his lineup.Formula 1s controversial qualifying revamp will be introduced in full from the season-opening Australian GP.In a statement, the FIA, the sports governing body, confirmed: The World Motor Sport Council approved the new qualification format, the principles of which were unanimously accepted by the F1 Commission. The new system should be introduced for the first round of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship.The move to introduce more regular driver eliminations during the one-hour qualifying session was announced by the F1 Commission last week, but the timetable for its introduction was thrown into doubt within days by Bernie Ecclestone. A watered down system - in which Q3 would remain unchanged - was then discussed by team managers and the FIA at pre-season testing in Barcelona. However, the full original proposal has now been rubber stamped just two weeks before the new season starts. World champion Lewis Hamilton says qualifying changes make no sense to him at the moment Drivers oppose qualifying changesThere will be a knock-out in all three segments, reported Sky Sports News HQs Craig Slater. There had been questions about whether the software could be done in time but, as I understand it, Formula One Management have given assurances that it can be done. How new-look qualifying will workWhile the basic structure of F1s three-part knockout qualifying format will be retained, drivers will drop out of the running more regularly than is currently the case in a bid to increase the chance of unpredictable grids.dddddddddddd Q1 will last for 16 minutes and after seven minutes the slowest driver will be knocked out and forced to return to the pit lane. Six more drivers will then be eliminated at 90-second intervals before the session concludes.With 15 drivers left in the running, a 15-minute Q2 session will then take place with the next slowest driver knocked out after six minutes followed by six more at 90-second intervals. Eight rather than 10 drivers will then take part in the final Q3 session to determine pole position. This phase will increase from 10 to 14 minutes in length but the driver with the slowest time will be eliminated after five minutes and then one more every 90 seconds.Alonso saddened by F1 confusion over qualifyingThe fastest two drivers are left to contest pole in the final minute and a half of the session.F1s drivers met with FIA race director Charlie Whiting in the Barcelona paddock on Wednesday night and voiced their opposition to the changes, with Sergio Perez telling Sky Sports they feared the rules would complicate qualifying for fans.The first race of the 2016 F1 season, the Australian GP, is exclusively live on Sky Sports F1. The race in Melbourne starts at 5am on Sunday March 20. Every race live in 2016 Sky Sports F1 brings you every race live in 2016. Fast and easy online upgrade - click hereAlso See:Alonso saddened by F1 confusionHamilton slates halo design ' ' '