Wenger will never say sorry: Ferguson
Alex Ferguson has returned to the infamous food fight which followed Manchester United’s win over Arsenal at Old Trafford, claiming he does not expect Arsene Wenger “to ever apologise” for his players’ behaviour.
The Old Trafford manager holds the Gunners – whom he labelled the “worst losers of all time” – responsible for the tunnel row following the game which left Ferguson with pizza and soup stains on his shirt.
Ferguson told The Independent: “In the tunnel he [Wenger] was publicly criticising my players, calling them cheats. I was told about this when they came into the dressing-room, so I went out into the tunnel and said to him: ‘You get in there and behave yourself, leave my players alone’.
“He came sprinting towards me with his hands raised saying: ‘What do you want to do about it?’ He was standing right there. To not apologise for the behaviour of the players to another manager is unthinkable. It is a disgrace. But I don’t expect Wenger to ever apologise.”
Ferguson also accused Wenger of breaking an accord, agreed at boardroom level, not to discuss the incident which followed the ending of Arsenal’s record unbeaten run.
He said: “In the boardroom David Gill [United’s chief executive] and David Dein [Arsenal’s vice-chairman] agreed nothing would be said by either club.
“Then in the ensuing weeks all you got was a diatribe from Arsenal about being kicked off the pitch and all that nonsense. David Gill phoned David Dein three times to complain about this but nothing was done.”
Ferguson added: “Far be it from us being supposed to have kicked Arsenal off the pitch. Yet Wenger is always complaining the match was not played in the right spirit. They are the worst losers of all time. They don’t know how to lose. Maybe it is just Manchester United. They don’t lose many games to other teams.”
