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I feel a bit better about things now
I can honestly say that defeat in that way to Arsenal, with Wengers' trite rhetoric about 'Spiwit' and 'Mental stwenkth' (the interview sounded like a clip from Life of Brian - any mention of 'bwavado' or a touch of 'deawing do' would have been too much), hurts more than most could know or understand. But at the end of the day there's only so much whining one can get away with. The record books show Manchester United were defeated by Arsenal in the 2005 FA Cup Final. They will not show that Bergkamp was as effective as a wet lettuce, that Wenger was tactically inept or that United dominated the game from start to finish.
When confronted by gloating Gooners in the coming weeks, classy people like that pinnacle of humanity Rory McGrath, or the even-handed Mr Alan Davies writing in the Times, followers of United will take great solace in reminding them that they were outplayed and outclassed not only in Cardiff, but at Old Trafford and Highbury, too.
Champions' League? They're havin' a laugh . . .
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph
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