Arsenal should be 

careful

 what they wish for 

post-Arsene Wenger, 

warns Sir Alex Ferguson

Sir Alex Ferguson has defended Arsene Wenger (Picture: Getty)

Sir Alex Ferguson has jumped to the defence 

of under-fire Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger and 

says the Gunners should be careful what they 

wish for.

Wenger, 66, is out of contract at the end of the 

season and is yet to clarify his future with supporters.

Wenger replaced Ferguson as the longest-serving

 manager in the league after the Scot’s

 retirement in 2013 and the former United boss

says he admires Wenger for how he’s dealt with 

his situation at the Emirates.Many have turned 

against the Frenchman in the last few months 

and the Gunners failed to qualify for the Champions

 League for the first time in Wenger’s reign this 

season.

Wenger is yet to clarify his future (Picture: Getty)

‘At the moment, of course, with the ridiculous 

situation of the pressure Arsene is under, I just 

wonder if they realise the job he’s done,’ Ferguson

 told SkySports.

‘The most amazing thing about him is this: he

 has come through a forest of criticism for months

 now, and has never bowed. He has seen it right

 through, he has shown a determination, a 

stubbornness. I think when you look at that, it’s a 

quality, and I’m not sure they’ll get another manager 

like that.

‘It’s quite easy to say ‘Get rid of him’, but who do 

you get? Who do you get in to keep that club the 

way they are for the next 20 years? I really feel 

sorry for him because I think he’s shown outstanding qualities, and I think he has handled the whole 

situation.

 I don’t know many that have done that

‘Has long-termism vanished? I hope not,

 because I think the stability that a manager

 like Arsene Wenger has brought to Arsenal, 

and Brian Clough at Nottingham Forest, myself at

 United…there’s no evidence that sacking a manager 

brings success.’