Pressure all on United says Wenger at football Premiership
AFP, January, 2008
LONDON (AFP) — Arsene Wenger insisted the pressure is all on Manchester United after Arsenal preserved their two-point lead over their Premier League title rivals with a 2-0 victory over West Ham on New Year's Day.
The Gunners produced a spluttering performance at the Emirates Stadium but still won with something to spare courtesy of goals in the first 20 minutes from Eduardo and Emmanuel Adebayor.
United maintained the pressure on the north London club by beating Birmingham at Old Trafford, but Wenger had no doubts about where the advantage lay at the start of 2008.
"It's too early to go into mind games but I do always prefer to lead from the front - it gives you the luxury of being able to rely on your own performances," Wenger said. "If you are behind, you have to rely on others dropping points which doesn't always happen. ...