Sir Alex Dismissed Arsenal as Raw
October 20th, 2007 at 1:12 am , filed under News.Manchester United will meet table-toppers Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on November 3rd. Some pundits have already suggested Arsenal are too raw and inexperienced to last the pace this season, feeling United, Liverpool and Chelsea will eventually emerge as the major championship contenders.
Ferguson disputes that theory. He only has to look back 12 months to find similar opinions being expressed about his own side, who went on to win the title in such glorious fashion. It is still an open race but Arsenal have had a great start and they are the ones we are chasing at the moment,’ said Ferguson.
‘I know challenging for a title is a new experience for a lot of their players but some of them have been there before and the manager has, which is a help. People said the same thing about us last year but we led the league for three-quarters of the season, so I don’t think it is a handicap.
‘The main thing is I know we will chase them with great fervour and determination. Our team is coming together now. We are getting on with the business of winning games and hopefully we can continue to do that now.’