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If, as Sir Alex Ferguson alleges, Arsenal are "overconfident"
about their chances of retaining the Premiership title,
Arsène Wenger's self-assurance should not blur his sense of
caution. Though Manchester United produced a disjointed and scruffy
display last night, the gap at the top of the Premiership has been
trimmed to five points.
This was a reminder to Arsenal of United's durability. But
although they threatened to overwhelm their opponents in the early
exchanges, their late winner came from an unlikely source, Mikael
Silvestre scoring his first goal of the season, and a hamstring
injury that will keep out Roy Keane for a month does little to
support the suggestion that they can dethrone Wenger's team.
Nor will this performance. The Arsenal manager should note that
the hosts were far more grateful than Leeds to hear the final
whistle.
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