The Frenchman’s hardline stance puts him on a potential collision course with members of the Arsenal hierarchy who reportedly want to bring in a director of football this summer to work with Wenger.
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Teams which do not have “big possession” and no European commitments have won the Premier League title this season and the last, said Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, in what seemed like a dig at Chelsea and Leicester City. I left Highbury they were crying, I left the Emirates, they were crying.
“I left Highbury, they were crying, I left Emirates Stadium, they were crying”. They were walking with their heads low, so finally they sing, the scarves, it’s nice for them, honestly. They should still be in the mix, even after this, but if he perseveres in prioritising the Europa League matches, they won’t be.
Critics last season suggested that Leicester’s improbable title triumph had come during a “soft” year, in which the so-called big clubs failed to deliver. “That’s what he does in big games and I don’t think, no matter who he manages, it will ever change”. I don’t enjoy it.
“That win – combined with Southampton’s obdurate draw against Liverpool at Anfield – means that if the Gunners were to win all four of their remaining games they could go into the FA Cup final on a real high”.
Arsene Wenger has ruled out working alongside a director of football if he stays at Arsenal, saying he must have full control of the Premier League club. Wouldn’t it have been better for United to go for it more in some matches, and therefore risk defeat, in an attempt to turn draws into wins?
“I tell them we really need them to create a good atmosphere, a hard atmosphere for the opponents, who can push us to be in the final”. Today no problem – we shook hands before the game, we shook hands after the game.
While Mourinho was busily and noisily hacking off his nose after taking umbrage at his own reflection, Wenger at least conducted himself with quiet dignity during and after a victory that, however insignificant in the broad scheme of the 2016/17 season may yet help keep him in a job. Pep Guardiola will fail to win a trophy for the first time in his coaching career. “It is not manager against manager”.
Rashford has scored 11 goals and registered six assists in 48 games across all competitions for United this season.
Liverpool’s second-half penalty arrived when Jack Stephens elbowed away the ball inside the area. Twice he was denied by last-ditch defensive blocks as Arsenal kept United under pressure. His counterpart, Mourinho, has his sights set on the Europa League since it looks like the only path to Champions League football for the Manchester club.
“I don’t think so, for two reasons”.
“Apart from that, I can not demand more from players that didn’t play one minute of football in the last seven weeks. We have to sit down together and see if he has a reasonable chance to play next season or not”.
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“When you go with everything against Tottenham, it’s hard”.
