Arsenal took the lead just 2 minutes in when a ball was played through by Jose Antonio Reyes to Freddie Ljungberg and he dinked it over the Ajax keeper. Arsenal went two ahead on 68 minutes when Reyes was brought down in the box and Robert Pires steppped up and hit it right down the middle. Ajax got a consalation goal just 2 minutes later when a spectaculor shot by Ajax Tomas Galasek rebounded of the post and Markus Rosenberg was there to tap in. Final score Ajax 1-2 Arsenal.
Good results for both Arsenal and Man United because United hadn't won in four games in a row so it was good they got out of that habit and it was a great result for Arsenal because they were away to a very tough side and they managed to win.