By Tony Banks and Matt Lawton Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson were on a collision course again last night, this time over Manchester United midfield star Roy Keane. If you want to keep things reasonable, you must have a limit. The situation with Keane shows how difficult it is to manage success.
Clubs are in a trap.
Only United know how far they can go - and they must respect that. When you are a manager you are responsible for making that club survive. United know the numbers they can afford to keep everybody happy. There is a clear limit for every club - and it is linked to the potential of every player. But with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink leaving Leeds under similar circumstances and Darren Anderton refusing to sign a new deal at Spurs, Wenger feels player power is reaching ridiculous levels.