Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has played down the Red Devils Premier League clash with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, with the Old Trafford chief claiming that matches with the Blues will never hold the same regard as United’s clashes with Arsenal.
Ferguson faces counterpart Luiz Felipe Scolari for the first time on Sunday, with Chelsea sitting proudly on top of the Premiership, with Ferguson knowing defeat would see United slip 9 points behind the West London club in the race for the title.
However, despite Chelsea being the main competition to United for the top-flight crown over the past two years. It is the Arsenal games that Ferguson relishes due to the history of both clubs.
Ferguson said: “If you look back over the last 12 or 13 years, who has it been? Arsenal v Manchester United, Manchester United v Arsenal.
“Of course we’ve got Chelsea at the moment – that’s without question – but the history of Arsenal versus Manchester means that you’re not just talking about winning a football match – you’re talking about your history against the other team’s history.
“There’s a dominance attached to that. You want to be the dominant team and they want to be the dominant team, and we’ve had some volatile matches because of that.
“But you can’t beat the history and the quality that both teams believe in, and the way they want to play has never changed.”
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