Fergie expects Gunners revival
Sir Alex Ferguson feels Arsenal have struggled this term on account
of the upheaval caused by their move from Highbury, but the
Manchester United chief fully expects Arsene Wenger to mastermind a
revival.
Ferguson and Wenger have enjoyed a fierce rivalry for a decade and
the Scot turned his attentions to Arsenal's current crop ahead of
their meeting on Sunday, live on Sky Sports 1.
The Red Devils chief feels Arsenal overachieved in reaching last
season's UEFA Champions League final, but does not believe that
they are suffering a hangover from their European near miss.
"I don't think the Champions League final has anything to do with
it, because I think it was a bonus them getting there," Ferguson
told the Daily Mirror.
"Nobody expected them to get there, it was a surprise and I think
they would recognise it themselves because they were a young team
and had no record in Europe, so they did exceptionally well to get
there.
"So rather than it being a negative it should have been a positive
because they'd overachieved.
"This season they've got young players, and a change to a new
stadium may have something to do with it.
"A change of environment, a different type of pitch, there's a lot
of things can go into it. But they've got quality and you always
expect quality to eventually surface.
"There also seems to be a good camaraderie about them, there
doesn't seem to be any break in the ranks."
