Ferguson plays familiar mind-games with Gunners

THERE were drastically conflicting moods at the Premiership summit yesterday.

Arsenal preferred to keep a cool counsel, with little comment save for hopes that talismanic midfielder Patrick Vieira’s injury aggravated against Manchester United on Wednesday night is not season ending. Indeed the Frenchman offered hope that he will be available for the home game with Leeds on Sunday, May 4.

Things were not so serene at Old Trafford where Alex Ferguson launched another verbal tomahawk towards the Gunners, warning them to consider their own conduct before accusing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer of feigning injury. The Scot is livid at suggestions Solskjaer tried to make the most of the elbowing incident which saw Sol Campbell sent off in the latter stages of Wednesday’s controversial 2-2 draw at Highbury.