VIEIRA GETS ALL BITTER

Last updated : 18 August 2002 By Newshound
Arsenal's new club captain has tried to win some brownie points with the
Highbury clubs fans by saying that he turned down the chance to come to
United.

In the NOTW he said:

"It goes without saying I am bitterly disappointed at what Sir Alex said and I
want to tell every Arsenal fan I did not want to play for Manchester United.

"I have never had any intention of joining them — and they know that."

"My ex-agent Marc Roger asked me what I thought about the prospect of
playing for them. I told him the same as I'll tell you: I am not interested in
joining them.

"So for Sir Alex to turn round and say I wanted to go there is ridiculous. I don't
know why he's saying these kind of things. It's not the way he should talk.

"Definitely not a move to Manchester United."

Well what about a Real Madrid then?