ter United, a simple comparison will reveal that Ferguson has learnt “to re-invent” the team with the ruthlessness of a chain- saw. He has always mixed experience with youthfulness, as Ryan Giggs and Danny Wellbeck have symbolised. He has made multi-million pound signings in people like Rooney and Ronaldo, although stars like Sebastian Veron have been the odd miscalculation. While Ferguson has nurtured and blended youth and experi- ence, Wenger has been busy cradle-snatching from lower leagues; with emphasis on “potential”. With Manchester United, players over 30 years have been given reasonably long and rolling contracts while Wenger had refused to do so; a policy that has seen the likes of Emmanuel Petit, Viera, Llun-