WHAT a game we have in prospect at Old Trafford on Saturday!

Last night's events at Highbury have cranked up the pressure ahead of our meeting with Manchester United.

But that's exactly how we all want it because the bigger occasion, the better we invariably tend to play.

United need a win to keep their title hopes alive, while a victory for us would see us pull off an amazing 'double double', not to mention boosting our own chances of a top six finish.

We've already beaten United once this season and there's no reason why we can't do it again.

But we'll have to play to our absolute maximum and hope that United have an off-day in order to pull it off because going to Old Trafford is never easy at the best of times, nevermind when they are chasing the title.

A lot of people wrote United off earlier in the season but the way they have since bounced back underlines just what a great side they are.

Last week's demolition of Newcastle United sent shockwaves through rest of the Premiership because they annihilated a team who were serious title contenders up until that point.

It sent out a serious message of intent.

But we can't afford to take much notice of that, otherwise we wouldn't stand a chance of getting to sleep tomorrow night!

We've just got to concentrate on the fact that we've already beaten United, Newcastle and Arsenal (twice!) already this season and there's nothing to stop us adding another scalp to that collection.

Last night's gripping encounter at Highbury could work in our favour.

Big games with big stakes leave you physically and mentally drained, as we found to our cost earlier in the season.

So let's hope they're still feeling the side-effects come 3 o'clock on Saturday.

One thing in our favour is the fact they also play Real Madrid next week in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final so let's hope that acts as some kind of distraction.

Last night's game between the two Championship rivals was certainly a thrilling spectacle.

United showed all their class in the first half when Ruud Van Nistelrooy scored another brilliant goal to stun the Library into silence.

But Arsenal then fought back with two goals from Thierry Henry before a Ryan Giggs equaliser pegged it back to 2-2.

I'm sure there are plenty of twists and turns still to come and how we would love to throw a further spanner in the works with a win this weekend.

We certainly owe them one after what happened in the Worthington Cup semi-finals, so bring them on!