Arsene Wenger is adamant he will not
sell any more of his Arsenal stars to Manchester United after Robin van
Persie swapped the Emirates for Old Trafford last summer.
The
Dutchman was part of the United team who turned out for the 1-1 draw
between the two clubs in north London yesterday after being greeted with
a guard of honor from his former team-mates.
The
Premier League top goalscorer was jeered throughout the game by the
same fans who previously lauded him, but scored a penalty to cancel out
Theo Walcott’s early opener.
Wenger
sanctioned the £24million sale of Arsenal’s prize asset last summer
after Van Persie notched up 37 goals in all competitions for the
Gunners. When asked
whether opposite number Sir Alex Ferguson was interested in any of his
other players, Wenger repiled: ‘I don’t know but he will not sign them
from us.’
Arsenal have
three games to play and are hoping to stave off rivals Tottenham and
Chelsea to secure a place in the top four to reach next season's
Champions League.
‘We are in a position where we cannot
drop points, we know that, but the other teams are in the same
position,’ said Wenger. ‘If we win our games it will be enough and I’m
convinced we will be there.’ Meanwhile, United have three games remaining, including a match against Arsenal’s fellow top-four rivals hopefuls.
And
after United and Arsenal’s draw, Wenger challenged Ferguson to keep up
the high standard of play which has seen his side romp to their 20th
league title until the end of the season.
He added: ‘They have responsibility [to try to win] – let’s see.
Ferguson agreed with the Frenchman, adding: ‘We have to honor the rest of the teams who are trying to get there.’
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