A bit of non-Arsenal news. On Saturday, Mike Riley awarded his 6th penalty against an opposition team at Old Trafford this season. His sixth penalty. And he also sent Sami Hyypia off, and the game ended with Man Utd winning 4-0.

Take a look at this from Football365's Mediawatch.

Apropos of nothing, here's Mike Riley's refereeing record for the last five games he has officiated at Old Trafford:

05/04/03 Manchester United 4 Liverpool 0
Manchester United awarded two penalties.
Silvestre booked.
Three Liverpool players booked and one sent off.

04/01/03 Manchester United 4 Portsmouth 1
Manchester United awarded two penalties.
No Manchester United players booked.
Two Portsmouth players booked.

07/10/02 Manchester United 3 Everton 0
Manchester United awarded one penalty.
No Manchester United players booked.
Two Everton players booked and one sent off.

03/09/02 Manchester United 1 Middlesbrough 0
Manchester United awarded one penalty.
Veron booked.
Two Middlesbrough players booked.

06/03/02 Manchester United 4 Tottenham Hotspur 0
Manchester United awarded one penalty.
Keane booked.
Three Tottenham players booked and one sent off.

That's seven penalties in five games for United and none for their opponents. Three Manchester United players have been cautioned as opposed to 12 visiting players. Three visiting players have received red cards, while no United player has been sent off. Manchester United have gone on to win all five of those games, scoring 16 goals and conceding but one.

The next time someone tells you that Arsenal are just paranoid that the powers that-be have it in for Arsenal, and are giving United a very big helping hand in their championship bid, refer them to these stats.