Arsenal boss
Arsene Wenger has questioned
whether Manchester United can
handle the departure of Cristiano
Ronaldo.
"The question this season is who will cope the best with what
has happened during this transfer market. Let's make sure it is
us," he told Arsenal's
official magazine.
"The big task for United is replacing the goals that
Cristiano Ronaldo scored over
the last few seasons.
"You can say whatever you like about Ronaldo, but you have to admit he had two
fantastic qualities.
"Firstly, he was never injured. Secondly, he put the ball in the
back of the net.
"I'm surprised that they didn't reinvest more of the money they
got for Ronaldo, but they may do
that in January.
"Manchester United, of
course, will continue to be a major force in the championship, but
you can see that where we drew four times 0-0, they won them 1-0,
sometimes because Ronaldo made
the difference.
"Michael Owen is worth a gamble I think, because he can be an
impact player. Also you would hope that he can put his injury
problems behind him at some stage.
"I don't believe he can ever be back to his complete best, but
even if he gets to 95 per cent of what he was before, he will be a
fantastic player."