Arsenal will not win the Premier League – Gary Neville

It is very frustrating.

The 67-year-old told the Arsenal website: ‘I consider him to be a regular player.

“I’m disappointed with my part in their goal, he was my man and I’m very disappointed with myself”.

Earlier he had been asked how he explained the result and simply said: “I don’t”.

Arsenal came away from yesterday’s game at Man United with a point, despite lacking the usual freeflowing attacking football that we are used to seeing.

The game saw Arsenal unusually pressed back, forcing them to defend waves of assault from United’s frontmen. We know that we can do better going forward’.

The biggest subplot to the high-profile Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal on Saturday at Old Trafford is the renewal of the often-spiky coaching relationship between Mourinho and Wenger.

“This team at the moment is the unluckiest team in the Premier League”, Mourinho said.

The English Premier League’s north London rivals left it late to snatch points on Saturday, with Tottenham outdoing Arsenal with their comeback.

“In the first half we did all right without creating much but in the second half they were on top of us and deservedly led”.

Mourinho reacted angrily when United were denied a penalty by referee Andre Marriner in the first half after Antonio Valencia tangled with Nacho Monreal.

Mourinho, speaking after the game, claimed that Fellaini’s presence (the midfielder is now recovering from a calf strain) could have stopped Giroud from snatching an equaliser. “If it was a mistake, I don’t want to say yes or no – I know because I’ve watched it on video a few times – but I don’t want to say because he’s a referee and he’s trying to do his best”. “I think I have won against every manager in the world during my 20 years here and I do not make of this game a competition between two managers”.

Jermain Defoe took his tally to 150 Premier League goals to put the Black Cats ahead on 34 minutes.

Injuries to five of his core players forced Jose Mourinho with his reserve defence fielding Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones in the central defence while pulling out a surprise by dropping Daley Blind for Matteo Darmian.

That Arsene Wenger got what he came for is not in dispute but overseeing a performance characterised by conservatism and lack of adventure flew in the face of what he once presided over in this fixture.

“We were phenomenal by the defensive point of view”. Maybe it’s the mental block here because for a while it didn’t go well for us.

Jose Mourinho was cheered up by a call from Diego Maradona after Manchester United’s frustrating draw against Arsenal.

The start of the second half was delayed due to a floodlight failure, but Victor Anichebe went on to score a brace once play resumed to secure the win for Sunderland, who also lost Papy Djilobodji to a late red card. Deservedly Manchester United led 1-0, but they dropped off and gave us the ball again.