Premier contest

8216;8216;In football, you can never say never because it8217;s a sport of human beings,8217;8217; he told reporters.

8216;8216;You want gladiators who are ready to go in with full commitment, big passion and with a relaxed attitude as well, because you need to be relaxed to be technical. Last season, it went a little bit overboard but I don8217;t think it will happen again.8217;8217;

Despite the furore, Arsenal ultimately reaped huge benefits from the 0-0 draw, which Wenger described as the turning point in his team8217;s season.

8216;8216;The way we responded was not right, but the fact that there was unity in the camp for me was fantastic,8217;8217; he said.

8216;8216;That was the positive thing of the incident but the fact that we didn8217;t keep our control was not right.

8216;8216;We got a lot of negative publicity and as a manager you feel responsible for it,8217;8217; Wenger added. 8216;8216;Despite some opinions, we were punished quite hard and the best response we gave was to win the Fair Play table.8221; Reuters

THE DIFFERENCE

Arsenal
The points: 11 points between them and United
The goals: They8217;ve already scored 20 goals more this season
The style: Enough said
The confidence: Same as above

Man United
The new boys: Rooney, Heinze, Smith have attitude to rock Arsenal8217;s boat
The history: United didn8217;t lose to Arsenal last season, and beat them in the FA Cup
The manager: Arsene Knows, as the banners say, but Ferguson has experience on his side.