How United took Arsenal apart - scroll down for later action.

2 mins: A perfect start for United as Dwight Yorke combines with Paul Scholes for Yorke to put United 1-0 up. Man Utd 1-0 Arsenal.

4 mins: Arsenal win first corner after pressure from Robert Pires.

5 mins: Clumsy tackle by Ray Parlour on Yorke, who escapes a booking.

7 mins: Sylvain Wiltord fires wide of Fabien Barthez's goal.

8 mins: Roy Keane tidies up at the back for United under pressure from Thierry Henry.

14 mins: Slick passing by Arsenal leads to Henry stabbing home an equaliser for the Londoners. Man Utd 1-1 Arsenal.

17 mins: United back in the lead after Yorke escapes off-side trap to slot home. Man Utd 2-1 Arsenal.

18 mins: Yorke nearly grabs his third from a header but David Seaman tips over.

21 mins: Yorke gets his hat-trick after David Beckham puts him through with a great 60-yard pass. Man Utd 3-1 Arsenal.

25 mins: Yorke breaks away and sets up Keane to slot home past Seaman. Man Utd 4-1 Arsenal.

30 mins: United continue to dominate as they look for a fifth goal against shell-shocked Arsenal.

36 mins: Arsenal fans begin to drift out of Old Trafford.

37 mins: Nicky Butt drifts past Gilles Grimandi to give Ole Gunnar Solskjaer an easy chance to hit United's fifth. Man Utd 5-1 Arsenal.

41 mins: Scholes chests the ball goalwards after a Beckham free-kick but Seaman saves with his knees.

45 mins: Referee Paul Durkin blows his whistle on a blistering first-half performance from United. Man Utd 5-1 Arsenal.



