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Arsene Wenger turned down Man United in 2001 - Martin Edwards
Craig Burley says Arsene Wenger is kidding himself if he thinks he can turn Arsenal around, but the club won't sack him. Arsene Wenger turned down the chance to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United in 2001, ex-Red Devils chairman Martin Edwards has said. Edwards, who served as United chairman from 1980 until 2002, says club officials quickly identified Wenger as their top candidate after Ferguson announced in May 2001 that he would step down as manager the following year. Ferguson eventually changed his mind and stayed on until 2013 -- but not before Wenger is said to have turned down United's approach. "Once we realised that [Ferguson] was very serious about it [quitting]...
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