Blow: Nemanja Vidic was sent off for his foul on
Steven Gerrard during Manchester United's shock 4-1 defeat at home
to Liverpool
Arsene Wenger believes
Manchester
United are running out of steam and
could be caught at the top of the Premier League.
Liverpool’s stunning 4-1 victory at Old Trafford has
given renewed hope to the chasing pack and Wenger believes United
are starting to show signs of fatigue as the run-in approaches.
Arsenal are unlikely to catch the leaders even though
their 4-0 win over
Blackburn on Saturday moved them level on points with
Aston Villa in fourth place.
They are still 13 points behind United, yet the games are
starting to pile-up for the champions who are only four ahead of
Chelsea and Liverpool.
The defeat at Old Trafford was United’s 19th game this year and
Wenger said: 'For big spells in the game Manchester United
dominated but they made mistakes on the day that usually they don’t
do.
Warning: Arsene Wenger
'Some players looked a bit mentally tired. It opens up
the race for the title, even though I still believe that Manchester
United are in a strong position with the game in hand that they
still have.
'They have played many matches since Christmas and it looked to
have caught up with them on Saturday.'
Former Liverpool skipper Phil Thompson also believed that Sir Alex
Ferguson’s team could blow their lead. He said: 'Manchester United
look as though they are cracking up.
'Defensively, United have been so strong, but there were already
signs of chinks in the armour in midweek against Inter Milan.'
