Football Echo: Work ethic is vital.

Byline: BARRY HORNE 

WHILE Alex Ferguson has clearly troubled Arsene Wenger over the last six days, you only had to watch the Manchester City-Arsenal Carling Cup tie this week to appreciate what an amazing job the Frenchman has done at Highbury.

A team of schoolboys dismantled a senior Premiership side with the same poise, pace and accuracy of passing as their senior counterparts.

Watching the match on a small TV screen it was difficult to spot the difference between Pires, Henry and co.

I suspect that five years down the line very few of them will have enjoyed more than a handful of Premiership appearances.

That underlines the team pattern, work ethic and spirit which Wenger has put in place at Highbury and ensures the total of their team is greater than the sum of its parts.

It's what Manchester United used to have and, dare I say, what Everton have at present.

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AMAZING: Wenger