(He was) sitting next to me because he didnt play very good

Arsene Wenger says he is on friendly terms with old rival Sir Alex Ferguson and happy to share a good glass of red wine with the former Manchester United manager. Wenger and Ferguson clashed several times before the latters retirement in 2013, with their respective clubs involved in some of the Premier Leagues most memorable title races.Ahead of Arsenals visit to Old Trafford on Saturday, live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 11.30am, Geoff Shreeves caught up with Wenger to discuss managerial rivalries past and present, including his current poor record against Jose Mourinho. The Frenchman is yet to win a league match against his United counterpart, and the two have traded insults dating back to Mourinhos first spell as Chelsea boss.But Wenger insists personal battles are not important to him, with winning football matches his sole objective. Wenger says hes on friendly terms with former Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson Every manager will tell you what hurts really is losing a football game, Wenger told Shreeves. All the rest, you forget.I had very, very, very heated moments with Sir Alex Ferguson but today I am very happy to see him and we share a good glass of red wine. What you never forget is disappointing people, to have a disappointing result and to not play well.In my press conference it was more about the controversy between Jose Mourinho and me, but thats not football.People do not enjoy that, you enjoy the quality of the game. They have access to the best quality in the world and the managers have to respect that.He made mistakes, I made mistakes, we all make mistakes. What is important at the end of the day is how good will the game be on Saturday? That is what will remain in the mind of the people. Watch a preview of Saturdays Premier League fixtures including Manchester Utd v Arsenal Arsenal are in the title chase this campaign and can go top with victory on Saturday, putting the onus back on Man City and Liverpool, who play later in the day, and Chelsea, who face Middlesbrough on Super Sunday.Arsenal and United were involved in a dramatic encounter in Manchester last season, when the hosts came out 3-2 winners in late February thanks to a Marcus Rashford double.It left Arsenal five points behind eventual winners Leicester with 11 games to play, and Wenger concedes the defeat all but ended their title hopes. Marcus Rashford scored twice in Manchester Uniteds win over Arsenal last season The game we lost at Manchester United - I have still not swallowed that because it was basically our biggest chance to win the championship, he continued. We could not afford to lose that game last year and I will never forget that result. All the rest you forget because thats human beings being passionate and sometimes you go a bit overboard.We want to be a candidate to win the Premier League and to do that, it is important we stay compact at the top and we respond to a disappointing result against Tottenham with a positive result away from home. Wenger says his relationship with Jose Mourinho will not be an important factor when they play Manchester United Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watch Man Utd v Arsenal on Saturday and get the first six months half price I believe we beat Manchester United comfortably at home last year and we have won everywhere in the world.It is not a game of managers, it is a game between two clubs, big teams who want to do well, and what is important to me is we turn up on the day with a strong performance.Both teams each had key players away on international duty over the past week, with Alexis Sanchez making the further journey - a 14,416-mile round trip to South America and back.The Chilean picked up a hamstring injury but returned to score twice in Chiles victory over Uruguay on Tuesday, and Wenger plans to make a quick decision on his availability on Friday morning. Alexis Sanchez scored twice for Chile against Uruguay after recovering from a hamstring injury You cannot complain about it because Manchester United have the same problem but you can say that the team who manages to refocus the quickest has the advantage, Wenger added.Sanchez arrives tonight [Thursday], I will see him for the first time Friday morning and I have to make a quick decision to get him to play or to even get him involved in the squad because he comes out of a hamstring injury.This kind of uncertainty Im used to dealing with. I am paid to make the right decisions and if I dont get them right, Im responsible. Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham We were lucky with [Mesut] Ozil because he was not picked for Germany so we had him available for the whole week and we could prepare normally.And some players played only one game like [Aaron] Ramsey so they could prepare a bit better than Sanchez.Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch Man Utd v Arsenal this Saturday and get the first six months half price! Also See: Henry on Jose v Wenger rivalry Bellerin out for a month Wenger: Not about me and Jose Wengers poor Mourinho record Cheap Rockies Jerseys .C. -- Kemba Walker and the Charlotte Bobcats got off to a fast start, and the Sacramento Kings were never quite able to catch up. Rockies Jerseys 2019 . -- The Missouri Tigers might not have a roster full of superstars. https://www.cheaprockiesjerseys.us/ . The Montreal Canadiens announced on Friday that the veteran forward will return to the teams line-up on Saturday night when the Habs visit the Nashville Predators. Colorado Rockies Store . 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EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Alex Murphy made a 3-pointer from the corner, and a handful of fans behind the Northeastern bench could sense an upset was near.Lets go Huskies! they began chanting, while the rest of the Breslin Center stayed mostly quiet.I think it was the hockey team, Murphy said.Murphy scored 18 points, and the Huskies capped a big day for Northeastern athletics with an 81-73 upset at Michigan State on Sunday night. The game was part of a tripleheader in East Lansing between the schools. Michigan State won the womens basketball game 78-44, and Northeastern beat the Spartans 6-2 in mens hockey.It was the second head-turning upset of the season for the Huskies in mens basketball. They won at Connecticut last month. In between that game and this one, Northeastern (6-5) lost to the likes of LIU Brooklyn, Cornell and Stony Brook.I tell my guys each and every year that we want to compete against the very best that the country has to offer, to make sure that we can measure ourselves and get better, Northeastern coach Bill Coen said. We want to compete against national championship-caliber programs, and thats what Michigan State is and always has been.Cassius Winston had 21 points and 10 assists for the Spartans (7-5), who trailed 36-32 at halftime and could never take control.Michigan State went on a 17-4 run in the second half and led 51-45 before T.J. Williams made a 3-pointer, snapping a string of nine straight missed field goals by Northeastern. The Huskies took the lead back before too long, and with the score 64-61, the 6-foot-8 Murphy made a layup followed by his big 3-pointer from in front of the Northeastern bench, making it an eight-point game with 2:47 remaining.That was when the Northeastern fans started chanting.BIG PICTURENortheastern: The Huskies are certainly a hard team to figure out. Theyve now beaten a couple big-name programs -- although UConn and Michigan State arent exactly at their best right now. Northeastern showed impressive resolve, recovering nicely from a rough stretch in the second half and eventually closing the game out comfortably.ddddddddddddichigan State: The Spartans were without freshman standout Miles Bridges, who missed his fourth straight game with a left ankle injury. Michigan State let this game get away from the 3-point line, where Northeastern went 11 of 23 and the Spartans were only 5 of 16. Michigan State was held to single-digit margins in home wins this month against Oral Roberts and Tennessee Tech, and this time the Spartans were victimized by an upset.PLAYING TIMEMichigan States Eron Harris played only 23 minutes. Coach Tom Izzo was blunt when asked repeatedly about Harris playing time in the postgame news conference.Why are you concerned about Harris? (He was) sitting next to me because he didnt play very good -- period. So I dont know what the deal is, Izzo said. I dont mean to jump you about it, but you want to know why he didnt? He didnt guard, he didnt play very hard, he didnt play very smart, he took a couple bad shots, and he wasnt playing the way he has to play.CLEAVES ON HANDFormer Michigan State star Mateen Cleaves was at the game, less than two weeks after a judge dismissed sex charges against him. Cleaves was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 2015, but charges were dismissed Dec. 5.In the Michigan State locker room after the game, Cleaves would not comment on the case.UP NEXTNortheastern: The Huskies have another game in Michigan coming up Tuesday night when they play at Oakland.Michigan State: The Spartans next game is also against Oakland, on Wednesday night in East Lansing. Thats Michigan States last game before starting Big Ten play.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 .---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister ' ' '