Football can be a cruel game

AT THE end Alex Ferguson shook the hand of Arsene Wenger in the curtest of courtesies and then they went their separate ways.

Ferguson to Rome with his Manchester United side to try to become the first team successfully to defend the Champions League trophy.

Wenger back to plot a way to keep together a young side whose biggest stars must wonder whether they will ever win a trophy of any kind at the Emirates.

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