ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE

Last updated : 25 May 2004 By editor

Gary Neville doesn't want people to be knocking Arsenal he thinks that what they have achieved should be celebrated and used to inspire others.

"I wish people would concentrate on their achievement in that competition. Let's concentrate on their achievement in that competition and ours in the FA Cup. Celebrate both victories and both clubs.

"Even celebrate Chelsea getting to the semi-final in the Champions League. Let's not pick on the under-achievements and the failures let's take the positives out of the season instead of the negatives all the time."

Ruud agrees and thinks that Arsene Wenger should take heed too.

"Our manager Sir Alex did well to congratulate Arsenal on their championship win this year. That’s the way you should do things. But it’s not what Arsene Wenger did. I was disappointed with him when we won the championship. Wenger said that the best team in England had not won it. That is nonsense, absolute bull****. A real top coach would always congratulate their opponents on their success."