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Arsene Wenger, remember him?

"I think that the personal problems (which resulted in) Manchester United's desire to transfer Beckham at any price certainly lowered the fee.

"One of the things that made Manchester great is going, and with the togetherness that that group of players had, and the things they had achieved, well, it is the beginning of a break-up for that group. For me, it was a surprise.

"Manchester have the means buy big. Even if Beckham had stayed they could have afforded to buy big, so with Beckham going, Manchester will lead the way in England now.”