Wenger: Barca wouldn't win our Barclays Premier League...
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Arsene Wenger : Champions League finalists Barcelona would not be good enough to win the Barclays Premier League.
Arsene Wenger feels Spanish champions Barcelona would not win the Barclays Premier League
Wenger: Barca wouldn't win our league
Arsene Wenger has stunned Champions League finalists Barcelona by claiming they would not be good enough to win the Barclays Premier League.
The Arsenal chief believes Pep Guardiola’s free-scoring team, who were crowned champions of Spain this year, would not be physically equipped for the rigorous demands of the English game.
Wenger said: ‘I’m not convinced Barcelona would win the title if they played in the Premier League. It’s very physical and committed — and going to Stoke would have been a surprise.
‘At the moment the best games are in England, so you compare it with the other English teams. ‘We have to accept the competition is at a very high level and if Arsenal played in Luxembourg we would win the league every year.
‘This year 86 points did not win the league. Last year we made 83 points and in every other league in Europe we would have won it.’
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Why, Frankly, are you going?
Chelsea's sporting director Frank Arnesen was on the plane to Rome on Monday in plenty of time for Wednesday night’s showpiece.
Of course, AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti is also expected to be present in Rome, should the pair have anything to discuss.
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Anderson's naked ambition
Midfielder Anderson has revealed exactly what he’ll, er, reveal should he break his Manchester United goalscoring duck in Rome — everything.
The Brazilian has never scored for United, despite having played in 75 games for the Old Trafford club since signing from Porto two years ago.
Anderson has a wild celebration planned should he break his United duck against Barcelona.
But if he sticks one past Barca keeper Victor Valdes then, it seems, they’ll be no holding back.
‘Yeah, I’m going to strip myself butt naked and run round the stadium,’ he said.
‘The competition has been quite tough. Sorry.’