the following season, the teams were drawn together in the 1987–88 fa cup fifth round for a match at highbury. with two minutes left and arsenal winning 2–1, united were awarded a penalty that could have forced a replay. brian mcclair hit the penalty over the crossbar and in the aftermath, nigel winterburn began to taunt mcclair over the miss. arsenal had been fined £20,000 within the prior 12 months, for their players' involvement in a 19-man brawl against norwich city in november 1989.