Wenger blasts ‘unfair’ fixtures

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has hit out at the “unexplainable advantage” handed to Manchester United by next week’s fixtures in the Barclays Premier League.

Red Devils boss Alex Ferguson has repeatedly claimed the league has been “handicapped” this season in a bid to stop United sauntering to a third successive title.

While Wenger had added his support to a fair schedule for all of the four Champions League teams when the issue was raised earlier this season, the Gunners manager has been left less than impressed by the arrangements for next week. United are in action on Tuesday at West Brom, before they then have a break until the visit of Everton on the following Monday, February 2.