Wenger: United are the best and deserve title
Arsene Wenger last night told Sir Alex Ferguson: Your Manchester
United side are the best. The Premier League champions can retain
their title by taking just a point against Arsenal at Old Trafford
tomorrow. And Wenger, whose team trail a distant fourth, admits the
table does not lie. He said: “The 18-point gap is a reflection we
have to take on the chin. What people forget is that we were very
far behind and we dropped too many points. Man United are world
champions, European champions and will be champions of England.
Everybody has to cope with that, not accept it and come back next
year and beat them.” United can complete another Double by beating
Barcelona in the Champions League final later this month. And after
years of bitter fighting over the Premier League title, the French
manager insisted this season his fiercest opponents will be worthy
winners. “Manchester United have been better than us without a
doubt, the whole season.” said Wenger. “They played under pressure,
Liverpool won the day before, the next day they come out and they
believe they will win.”
Neil Mcleman, The Sun
The Carlos Tevez affair continues to rumble on in today’s
papers. The Sun reports how a Euro chief claims his contract is
worthless and can be broken. Meanwhile The Independent tips “Tevez
to walk over haggling” – a reference to United chief executive
David Gill apparently negotiating a transfer fee with the
Argentinian’s owner, Kia Joorabchian.
Elsewhere, Wayne Rooney has vowed to silence Arsenal supporters
by winning the title on Saturday, according to the Daily Telegraph.
The England striker has reportedly grown tired of taunts from fans
of the Gunners, who were the last team to seal a league
championship at Old Trafford in 2002.