It is true that Manchester United and Arsenal had contrasting seasons in terms of their league position and trophy aspirations. While Arsenal led the Premier League for a significant portion of the campaign, they were unable to maintain their form and secure the title. On the other hand, Manchester United may not have reached Arsenal’s level in the league, but they have the opportunity to finish the season with two trophies.
The decision to prioritise the league over cup competitions was a calculated risk for Arsenal, but it ultimately did not yield the desired outcome. While some Arsenal fans may feel disappointed by the lack of silverware, others take pride in the team’s progress throughout the season.
Fans of both clubs have been engaged in debates about which team had the better campaign. Manchester United supporters point to their potential trophy haul as evidence of a successful season, while Arsenal fans highlight their team’s improvement and league performance.
Rio Ferdinand, a former Manchester United player, has expressed his opinion on the matter, stating why he believes United’s season is superior to Arsenal’s.
Speaking on his FIVE YouTube channel, Ferdinand said: “Have Man United had a better season than Arsenal? If you were just laying it down and saying if you’re a player, do you want to finish fourth and win a trophy, whatever trophy that is, or third and win a trophy and qualify for the Champions League, or second, no trophy but be involved in the title race?
“I’m only taking the trophy and whatever position I finish, to finish in the Champions League, that’s it. That’s a more successful season.”
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He is absolutely right. It’s the final destination that matters, which path you take is of little importance if the final result is same. In EPL there is no difference in 2nd and 4th. We might’ve take limelight throughout the season but we bottled everything in final few games. What about all the history that we created this season like highest points tally in Arsenal history after 10 or 20 games just to land up in 2nd spot. Some were speaking this Arsenal team is better than invincible! What a joke. Playing 10 beautiful games in a season won’t make you a great team. So I think even Newcastle united fans will be lot happier than Arsenal fans whose achievement are in the same spectrum.
The way we gave up was so disappointing, we failed yet again.
He is right
Seeing where we came from, I won’t say failed. From top 4 contenders to title challengers. We have archieved even more.