ARSENAL’S clash with London rivals Chelsea heads the list of crucial Premier League games this weekend. s and now faces a tough task at Arsenal this weekendAcross the division there are big matches with key issues at stake, so SunSport has run the rule over the big talking points ahead of this weekend’s fixturesWill Wayne Rooney be droppedThe United captain has looked off the pace all season, and was woeful in last week’s 3-1 defeat at Watford. xtures and results and?live match commentary all on the go with the?new Sun Football App – click here to downloadBattle of Old Trafford2003-04: Manchester United 0 Arsenal 0PA:Press Association27Arsenal players confront Ruud van Nistelrooy after his missed last-gasp penaltyAHEAD of this match, there was much interest as to how Ashley Cole would cope?with 18-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo after?dealing comfortably against Beckham in recent encounters. Spaniard still has the fitness and football brain to stick around a little longer. Rooney, 30, has scored just one goal in seven appearances for United this season and has faced the brunt of fans’ frustrations last week. Getty Images9Daniel Sturridge started for Liverpool in their 2-1 win away to Chelsea in the PremGett. Claudio Ranieri has managed to keep most of the title-winning spine of his team but Kantes departure is being felt. It was not until this point last season they lost their first top-tier game, an uncharacteristic 5-2 collapse to Arsenal. But there was also a subtle rivalry developing between Arsenal as a club — and more specifically, Vieira — and Uniteds Ruud van Nistelrooy. He formed a no-nonsense centre-back pairing with Kolo Toure for the “Invincibles season, and went on to make 211 appearances for the Gunners.