Arsenal v Manchester United: Timeline

Three minutes: A Cesc Fabregas rebounds off Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand and runs wide of Edwin van der Sar's left-hand post. Eight minutes: GOAL - ARSENAL 0 MANCHESTER UNITED 1: Anderson feeds Cristiano Ronaldo down the left, and he cuts the ball back across goal to the far post. Arsenal youngster Kieran Gibbs slips, allowing Park Ji-Sung to steal in and smash his shot into the net. Related ArticlesArsenal 1 Manchester United 3: Match reportArsenal v Manchester United: Man markingArsenal v Man Utd picturesRonaldo makes point to MessiWenger laments 'disappointing' nightFletcher dismissal mars United party11mins: GOAL - ARSENAL 0 MANCHESTER UNITED 2: Ronaldo is fouled by Robin van Persie, some 40 yards out on the right. He gets up and drills a shot past the reach of Manuel Almunia into the far corner.17mins: Arsenal goalkeeper Almunia tips a curling effort from Wayne Rooney around the far post.51mins: Ronaldo is denied by a fine reaction save, low to his right, from Almunia.61mins: GOAL - ARSENAL 0 MANCHESTER UNITED 3: United break quickly following a corner down the left through Rooney, who squares the ball to Ronaldo and the on-rushing forward slots past Almunia again and seal his team's place in the Champions League final.63mins: Edwin Van Der Sar makes his first save of the match when Robin van Persie shoost from outside the box.65mins: Patrice Evra, who a yellow card away from missing the final, comes off to be replaced by Rafael. Rooney, also on a yellow, comed off to a huge ovation and is replaced by Dimitar Berbatov.71mins: Arsenal substitute Nicklas Bendtner drills the ball into the side netting from a tight angle.76mins: GOAL - ARSENAL 1 MANCHESTER UNITED 3: United finish with 10 men after Darren Fletcher is shown a straight red card - and will miss the final - after being judged to have brought down Cesc Fabregas, when he wins the ball. Van Persie nets the penalty.87mins: Ronaldo almost claims a hat-trick as he rifles another stinging free-kick an inch over the bar.  

Source: Telegraph