The rivalry between Arsène Wenger and Manchester United is not yet close to turning off. While the Red Devils are going through one of the worst crises in their history, the former Arsenal manager, which is usually very posed behind a microphone, has chosen not to spare his old enemy. In an intervention on BeIN Sports, the Alsatian dissected the setbacks of clubs in difficulty … But it was towards Manchester that he directed his most sharp arrows, rekindling the memories of an era when Ferguson and he delivered a merciless war.
“More than billion spent on that?” »: The murderous spike of Wenger
If Tottenham is not spared by the uncompromising diagnosis of Wenger – “The two teams must be fully rebuilt” -, it is Manchester United who undergoes the most scathing criticism. With biting irony, the French strategist recalls that the club, despite pharaonic investments, “Is no longer in the race”. “Fans are not happy, and that's normal”he launches, stressing that the workforce, however evaluated to “More than a billion”sorrow to “Find good players”. A transparent allusion to the managerial crisis of the Red Devils, unable to capitalize on their resources.
Ferguson's ghost hovers on criticism
By pointing to the “absence of a guideline” and the “dull” attack of United against Tottenham, Wenger seems to jubilant in silence. As if each word pronounced resonated as a posthumous revenge against Ferguson, his eternal rival. “They are below everything”, he asserts, recalling that the club is no longer even “In the race for the title”. If they are affected by these spikes, Mancunian fans will recall that between 1996 and 2018, Wenger delivered 59 duels against the Red Devils, for only 17 victories.
United, a “soulless project”?
For the French technician, the problem is systemic: “Rebuilding a team is not done in a day”. A sentence that sounds like a warning to the owners of the club, often criticized for their erratic management. While Tottenham can still rely on a young base, United embodies, according to Wenger, the symbol of a “Project without consistency”where money is not enough to “Recupect past glory”.
Almost six years after his departure from Arsenal, Wenger proves that he has lost none of his verve … or his pleasure in teasing Manchester United. The Red Devils must now swallow this bitter pill: even outside the field, their former executioner continues to give them lessons.
