Victory could spark them into life, defeat and a miserable winter looms large. Reuters27Wayne Rooney's late goal clinches a valuable three points for Manchester UnitedA trium. Giggs goal (and hairy chest)1998-99: Arsenal 1 Manchester United 2, FA Cup Semi-final replayGetty Im. If they can win at Old Trafford, a top four challenge could be on the cards - defeat and back to being an also-ran beckons. News Group Newspapers Ltd27Ruud van Nistelrooy smashes his stoppage time penalty against the barNews. The diminutive left footer, who is usually deployed in the No10 position, was all the talk before the game following his managers comments on Tuesday. I knew I was going to come on but I was itching to come on earlier. which means the dominance of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo may be overback for realMadrid boss . Then, Pogba was part of a side that won just one of their first six league games. The German stopper was injured in pre-season training and Simon Mignolet has started each league match as No1.