Fergie: Arsenal have rearranged the pecking order

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson says Arsenal have "rearranged the pecking order" after emerging as credible title challengers ahead of the likes of Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester City.

Ferguson, speaking for the first time since the media blackout that followed Sunday's 3-1 defeat to Liverpool, said Arsene Wenger's side had rejuvenated the rivalry that existed between the two sides when they were routinely considered the only plausible champions.