It has been revealed that Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger had turned down the chance to manage Manchester United because he preferred the values of the Gunners, according to the Mirror. According to the news outlet, the club approached the Frenchman in 2002 and was their first choice to replace Sir Alex Ferguson after the United legend had proposed to retire. Former Red Devil chairman Martin Edwards revealed the revelation in his new book. Ferguson went on to manage United for a further eleven seasons before retiring in 2013 after 26 years at the outfit. At the time of the approach Arsenal and the 13-time Premier League champions were bitter rivals with Wenger and Ferguson supposedly being...
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