Sir Alex Ferguson could return to football management, says Arsene Wenger
Arsene Wenger last night claimed Sir Alex Ferguson could still return
to top flight management - because he is a football junkie.
Wenger says his old managerial rival will find it difficult to kick the habit after his long and illustrious career at Manchester United.
But Arsenal boss Wenger has become the first high profile manager to suggest Fergie could make an incredible comeback just months after the 71-year-old retired.
Wenger said: "In six months we'll know more about that. You cannot rule it completely out. It's difficult to take a drug for 30 years and suddenly get rid of it.
"We have seen so many managers who say 'this is the last game' and they won and afterwards they stayed for years."
Wenger has also refused to rule out doing his own book in the future - even though he remains bitter over "Pizzagate."
Ferguson's autobiography featured a huge chunk on the infamous battle of the buffet at Old Trafford after Manchester United ended Arsenal's 49 game unbeaten run in 2004.
Ferguson claimed Wenger was enraged in the tunnel afterwards and had his "fists clenched" while he also said he has been told Cesc Fabregas threw pizza at him to get revenge afterwards.
Wenger said: "It's difficult for me to answer any suggestion about this book because I didn't read it yet. The pizzagate, I think it was a little unrest in the corridor after the 49th game, refereed by Mike Riley at the time, who is now responsible for the referees.
"I think on that day, he had not his best day and that brought a lot of frustration on because on that day, Ferdinand should have been off after 20 minutes so I believe that's what created all the problems in the corridor.
"Yes, it was aggressive because to lose the way we lost after such a long undefeated run was not acceptable for me and that's why everybody was frustrated."
Wenger did not rule out doing a book - but only in the future. "At the moment I am a bit busy!" he said.
"I say no at the moment. maybe one day I will be inspired to do that, but at the moment I do not. I do not say never, but at the moment I do not have that need at all."
Wenger says his old managerial rival will find it difficult to kick the habit after his long and illustrious career at Manchester United.
But Arsenal boss Wenger has become the first high profile manager to suggest Fergie could make an incredible comeback just months after the 71-year-old retired.
Wenger said: "In six months we'll know more about that. You cannot rule it completely out. It's difficult to take a drug for 30 years and suddenly get rid of it.
"We have seen so many managers who say 'this is the last game' and they won and afterwards they stayed for years."
Wenger has also refused to rule out doing his own book in the future - even though he remains bitter over "Pizzagate."
Ferguson's autobiography featured a huge chunk on the infamous battle of the buffet at Old Trafford after Manchester United ended Arsenal's 49 game unbeaten run in 2004.
Ferguson claimed Wenger was enraged in the tunnel afterwards and had his "fists clenched" while he also said he has been told Cesc Fabregas threw pizza at him to get revenge afterwards.
Wenger said: "It's difficult for me to answer any suggestion about this book because I didn't read it yet. The pizzagate, I think it was a little unrest in the corridor after the 49th game, refereed by Mike Riley at the time, who is now responsible for the referees.
"I think on that day, he had not his best day and that brought a lot of frustration on because on that day, Ferdinand should have been off after 20 minutes so I believe that's what created all the problems in the corridor.
"Yes, it was aggressive because to lose the way we lost after such a long undefeated run was not acceptable for me and that's why everybody was frustrated."
Wenger did not rule out doing a book - but only in the future. "At the moment I am a bit busy!" he said.
"I say no at the moment. maybe one day I will be inspired to do that, but at the moment I do not. I do not say never, but at the moment I do not have that need at all."
