Sport 06-11-2001 Sir Alex: Regrets, I`ve Had A Few... who: Manchester United what: Lose 4-0 to Arsenal in Worthington Cup where: Highbury, LONDON when: Last night snippet: "It may have only been a Manchester United reserve side but the size of this defeat will only increase the sense that all is not well at Old Trafford," says The Guardian`s Martin Thorpe after United went down 4-0 to Arsenal at Highbury in last night`s Worthington Cup tie. "Sir Alex Ferguson`s players have now won only one of their last seven games." Sylvain Wiltord`s first-half hat-trick "left Arsenal fans just wishing that last night`s victory actually meant something," says The Mirror`s John Cross, who is clearly not a fan of the knockout competition, and reckons it is "known as the `Worthless Cup` by most of the big clubs". Meanwhile, Sir Alex Ferguson has snatched the headlines away from Arsene Wenger after confessing to Italian magazine Guerin Sportivo the reason he is giving up football management. "When I was at St Mirren, I ran two pubs as well as managing the football team," he recalls in extracts of the interview published by The Sun and Mirror. "I would drop the kids off at school in the morning and not return home until late at night. I didn`t see them grow up, but I did see a lot of young footballers grow up. That is why I think they see me more as a friend than a father." [... more]

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