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.

Football can be a cruel game

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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