Arsenal in better shape than last year: Fergie
OLD TRAFFORD: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has praised the performance of Gunners in the current season and said that Arsenal is stronger than last year and termed them as strong contender for the premier league title this season.
Red Devils will take on arch-rivals Gunners on Monday to reclaim top spot in EPL points table. Arsenal suffered four defeats so far in the league from 16 matches; three were at home soil while Manchester United yet to lose a match in the competition.
“I think they’ll still try to play the attractive football Arsene believes in, but there’s definitely been a slight change. “The general shape of the team has been far more mature and aggressive this year. They’re top of the league – that’s a sure indication that they are better than they were last year and they’ll have a chance. They were very difficult to beat in the days of Emmanuel Petit and Patrick Vieira and the three at the back – Keown, Adams and Bould. That brought them great success and I think that this team is showing that kind of maturity now,” Ferguson said while talking to media.
“The games, particularly four or five years ago, were so important because both of us were challenging for league titles. Chelsea have now come in and it’s been ourselves and Chelsea over the last five years. Nonetheless, it’s Manchester United against Arsenal and the history of both teams always guarantees a match of intensity and a lot of the time, controversy. I think Monday night’s game will be more or less the same because the pride and history of both clubs determine that,” he added.
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