Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has taken a swipe at Arsene Wenger over Arsenal's trophyless run. Although Ferguson hails Wenger's contribution to the Arsenal cause and sympathises with his plight, he pointedly insists United would never be subjected to such a barren spell under his stewardship.
English football's most decorated boss declared: "I wouldn't have allowed that to happen.
"I think the press would have played a part - it's the modern press, we expect that now. But I don't contemplate these things.
"We set our own standards. Arsene's got his way and I've got my way and you do the best of what you believe in.
"That's what Arsene is trying to do. It's a different way of management. I don't know exactly what his philosophy is, but for a long period he signed young French players. That seems to have dried up a little.
"It can happen that you go a number of years without winning. For years Arsenal and ourselves were competing for the title, then it was Chelsea and us. Now City are on the map and everybody's expecting them to win the League this year.
"It happens that way. You just have to hope you're in the cycle all the time."
