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# Arsenal v Manchester United: team now able to win trophies without a
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reliance on Cristiano Ronaldo
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## Sir Alex Ferguson claims Manchester United's collective strength has
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enabled his team to overcome the loss of Cristiano Ronaldo and put the club on
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the brink of Premier League and Champions League success.
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![Arsenal v Manchester United: team now able to win trophies without a
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reliance on Cristiano Ronaldo][1]
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Happy unit: Sir Alex Ferguson horses around with his players Photo: ACTION
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[![Mark Ogden][2]][3]
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By [Mark Ogden][4] 10:30PM BST 29 Apr 2011
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[**United**][7] can move to within a victory of a record 19th domestic title
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if they defeat [**Arsenal**][8] at the Emirates on Sunday. Three more points
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against Chelsea on May 8 would confirm the championship for United.
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Having sold Ronaldo to Real Madrid for a world record £80m in Jun 2009, United
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were only able to lift the Carling Cup last season, but Ferguson believes that
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his team is now able to win silverware without a reliance on the stellar
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abilities of one player.
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"I think that teams always win the big competitions although an individual can
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make a difference, as Ronaldo did many times." Ferguson said.
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"But Wayne Rooney and Chicarito are making the difference now and (Antonio)
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Valencia's form is making a difference.
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"Individuals make a difference in that way, but if you look at the work-rate
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of our team collectively against Schalke on Tuesday night, that is what we try
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to aim for.
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## Related Articles
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* [Hernandez crucial to United's destiny][9]
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29 Apr 2011
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* [Berbatov available for Arsenal clash][10]
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29 Apr 2011
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* [United will target Arsenal defence][11]
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29 Apr 2011
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* [Fletcher makes case for United return][12]
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28 Apr 2011
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* [Ferguson: United lack 'Ronaldo' factor][13]
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29 Apr 2011
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* [Arsenal v Man United: preview][14]
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29 Apr 2011
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"The collective unit was first class and if we do achieve anything, it will be
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the collective that does it but individuals do make the difference."
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Ronaldo's inability to prevent Real from a 2-0 defeat against Barcelona on
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Wednesday was followed by comments from the Portuguese complaining about the
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tactics deployed by coach Jose Mourinho.
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But while Ferguson concedes that Ronaldo enjoyed his most successful period at
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Old Trafford, he admits that United are unlikely to be able to tempt him to
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back to Manchester.
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He said: "I hope (he regrets leaving United). Ronaldo had a great time here,
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but he is at a great club now too.
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"I spoke to him after the game (against Barcelona) and he is enjoying being in
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Madrid.
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"He had a great time here, we got six years out of him, We got him as a kid
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and he went to Madrid a man and though he might not have been at his best he
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is still a great player.
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"It's difficult to say whether he would come back, though. It would be very
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difficult."
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Ferguson, who expects fit-again Darren Fletcher to return against Schalke next
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Wednesday, insists United can win the title in style by beating Arsenal and
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Chelsea.
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He said: "People have been inferring for some time that this is Arsenal's
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chance to beat us a their ground and win the league and it was Chelsea's
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chance to beat us at Old Trafford and win the league.
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"I take a different view and my view was why can we not win these games? The
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form we are in we have a chance of doing that.
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"They are not easy games but they are not going to be easy games for Arsenal
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or Chelsea either. They are difficult games but we will try to win them."
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Meanwhile, Ferguson has added his voice to the condemnation of vile chants
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from supporters in the wake of Manchester City fans chanting Munich-related
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songs earlier this week.
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He said: "It is a sad reflection on society. We are in a different society.
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There are a lot of things that appall me in life.
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"You see some of the crimes that are committed today. But there is nothing we
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can do about it."
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