Sabtu, Januari 24, 2009

Arsenal boss Wenger backs Liverpool chief Benitez: Fixture list favours Man United and it's unfair



Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has backed Rafael Benitez in his war of words with Manchester United.

The Liverpool boss claimed the Barclays Premier League fixture list favours United in a remarkable outburst against Alex Ferguson and his club.

And Wenger believes Benitez was correct in questioning the way fixtures are arranged.'I feel that next week [Liverpool manager Rafael] Benitez has a case if you look at the way the fixtures are arranged,' said Wenger. 'You can say that Manchester United have been extremely advantaged, unexplainably advantaged.

'But that is what we have to cope with. It is difficult to explain why one team plays on Tuesday and the others are all on Wednesday. Read more....