Wenger can learn a thing or two from Fergie

When it comes to averting a crisis, the Frenchman need only look at his great rival

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Arsenal's match with Tottenham may have been a prelude to the Oscars, but it could have more far reaching consequences than any movie. History does not always repeat itself, not in exact details, but Arsenal's demolition of Tottenham did take me back to the 2001-2002 season. I believe it has lessons for us.

Then, everyone was convinced Manchester United's great run under Sir Alex Ferguson had come to an end. For a start, he had said he was going at the end of the season. The season had barely got underway when, on 28 August, Sir Alex Ferguson sold Jaap Stam to Lazio for £15.3m. It came a week after Stam's book Head to Head was sensationally serialised in the Daily Mirror. He described how Ferguson had tapped him up when he was at PSV and also advised players to dive for penalties.