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Sat 11 Nov 2009Wenger feels replay is the only fair option
ARSENE WENGER, the former manager of Thierry Henry at Arsenal, was insistent yesterday that a rematch of the World Cup play-off is the only way of restoring French credibility ahead of next summer’s finals.
“The French Football Federation have to call for the game to be replayed – the credibility of France going to the World Cup depends on that,” said Wenger, who had successfully pressed, along with his vice-chairman David Dein, to have Arsenal’s FA Cup fifth-round tie against Sheffield United replayed 10 years ago when Marc Overmars’s winning goal was scored when the visitors had expected the ball to be returned to them after an injury.
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