Manchester United did the job, says Sir Alex Ferguson
Wayne Rooney carries the match ball as he shakes hands with Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was surprised by the ease of his side's8-2 victory over Arsenal.
Danny Welbeck, Wayne Rooney (three), Ashley Young (two), Nani and Ji-sung Park all scored for the Reds, with Theo Walcott and Robin van Persie on target for Arsenal.
David de Gea saved a penalty from Van Persie with the score at 1-0.
"It is (a surprise) because when you play Arsenal you expect a difficult game,"Ferguson said.
"If you look at Arsenal the team is weakened - but we still did the job.
"We got careless at times and they made chances because they still have quality up front
"But overall we are very satisfied that we kept the performance levels up."
With his counterpart Wenger likely to come in for more criticism this week, Ferguson again leapt to the Frenchman's defence.
"I think it is unfair to criticise him," he said.
"The job he's done for Arsenal and the philosophy he has - he has given Arsenal some very entertaining players.
"He's also sold well and looked after the Arsenal coffers. People forget these things. It's a cynical world now and when you lose a few games the judges come out."
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Danny Welbeck, Wayne Rooney (three), Ashley Young (two), Nani and Ji-sung Park all scored for the Reds, with Theo Walcott and Robin van Persie on target for Arsenal.
David de Gea saved a penalty from Van Persie with the score at 1-0.
"It is (a surprise) because when you play Arsenal you expect a difficult game,"Ferguson said.
"If you look at Arsenal the team is weakened - but we still did the job.
"We got careless at times and they made chances because they still have quality up front
"But overall we are very satisfied that we kept the performance levels up."
With his counterpart Wenger likely to come in for more criticism this week, Ferguson again leapt to the Frenchman's defence.
"I think it is unfair to criticise him," he said.
"The job he's done for Arsenal and the philosophy he has - he has given Arsenal some very entertaining players.
"He's also sold well and looked after the Arsenal coffers. People forget these things. It's a cynical world now and when you lose a few games the judges come out."
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