Ferguson, Jose honour Wenger

Arsenal let down outgoing manager

Manchester – Arsene Wenger was honoured by Manchester United on his final visit to Old Trafford as Arsenal manager but left beaten once more on the field as Marouane Fellaini’s stoppage time header handed the hosts a 2-1 win.

Wenger was greeted by former United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and current manager Jose Mourinho before kickoff and even presented with a glass momento.

However, the Frenchman was left empty-handed when it came to points as defeat left sixth-placed Arsenal mathematically out of the race for a top-four finish.

Fellaini rose highest to flick home the winner after Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s second-half strike against his former club had cancelled Paul Pogba’s early opener.

Ferguson told the United website ahead of the game that his clashes for many years with Wenger’s strongest Arsenal sides over a decade ago “made the Premier League.”

But it was a sign of how far Arsenal have fallen that Wenger made eight changes from the side that drew 1-1 with Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Europa League semifinal on Thursday as he had already given up hope of a top-four finish.

Wenger included club record signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan among a side littered with youngsters

Alexis Sanchez, in his first appearance against his former club, was heavily involved in the opening goal.

Romelu Lukaku picked out Sanchez at the back post and after his header was deflected onto his own post by Hector Bellerin, Pogba tapped into an unguarded net. – AFP