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Premier League table since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson makes grim reading for supporters of Manchester United and also Arsenal.The legendary Red Devils boss, 80, stepped down from the Old Trafford hot seat at the end of the 2012/13 campaign, after claiming an unprecedented 13th top-flight crown. Anointing current West Ham United manager but then Everton supremo David Moyes as his successor, United slumped to a seventh-place finish the following season and Moyes only lasted until April before he was axed from his role after a miserable campaign.Due to the emergence of new Premier League powerhouse Manchester City and reborn British giant Liverpool, the faltering former champions have been unable to move out of the shadows of their two fiercest rivals.READ MORE: Sol Campbell wipes £4m off price of London mansion after he is 'cheated out of £1.5m rent'United's dismal decade is reflected in the combined top-flight table since Ferguson's departure, with the Red Devils ranking lowest of the so-called 'big six', claiming just 626 points from 348 matches.

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Jamie Carragher has reignited his feud with Rio Ferdinand by calling his ex-England teammate a "poor man's Virgil van Dijk".

Garth Crooks has defended Jonny Evans after some Arsenal fans mocked him for his performance in Manchester United's 3-1 defeat to the Gunners, adding that he's "not entirely sure what Arsenal fans know about top-class centre-backs anyway".

Here are your Thursday evening Manchester United headlines.

Gary Neville, Andy Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic and Michael Carrick are the five Manchester United greats to be nominated for induction into the Premier League Hall of Fame.

Arsenal legend Sol Campbell has slashed £4million off the asking price for his luxury eight-bedroom Chelsea townhouse.The former England defender, 48, put the Grade II-listed property up for sale in 2021. According to the Daily Mail, Campbell initially wanted £24m for the property. But he has now knocked a hefty £4m sum off his stunning six-storey London pad, which is listed by estate agents Strutt & Parker.

Arsenal legend Gilberto Silva has left football fans baffled after uploading a snap alongside his fellow ‘Invincibles’ and Geoff Shreeves.The legendary Arsenal and Brazil defensive-midfielder was joined by Sol Campbell, Martin Keown and Patrick Vieira, along with former manager Arsene Wenger and ex-Gunners co-owner David Dein in a photo uploaded to his Instagram. The six all played a part in the club’s famous unbeaten Premier League season in 2003/04.Somewhat out of place and joining them was Sky Sports reporter Shreeves.

Arsenal fans, but things might have been different had a supposed move to Tottenham materialised towards the end of his career. Like all great football rivalries, going from one side of a city's divide to the other is considered blasphemous - just ask Sol Campbell. The 47-year-old swapped Spurs for Arsenal in a highly-controversial transfer in 2001.And according to former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp, ex-Gunners captain Vieira almost made the opposite move after leaving Arsene Wenger's side in 2005.

Sir Alex Ferguson and his Manchester United team-mates by putting in a very clumsy altercation with Sol Campbell. The Cameroon international joined United from Nantes back in 2003 and made his debut off the bench in their 2003 Community Shield clash against Arsenal at the Millennium Stadium.

Manchester United and Aston Villa fans were fuming with the state of the pitch as they played each other in a preseason friendly down under.The two Premier League sides faced off in a harmless friendly but fans were furious and questioning how on Earth the game went ahead with players seen sliding across the muddy turf. The Optus Stadium in Perth, Australia, had been hammered by rain in the build-up to the match, and fans could tell despite them being on the other side of the globe.

Rio Ferdinand leaving Leeds United to join bitter rivals Manchester United, a move that left Whites fans furious. Ferdinand had been one of Leeds' star players and was a key part of the side that reached the Champions League semi-finals in 2001.

Chelsea last summer Romelu Lukaku insisted he'd be there "for life", though his eternal pledge lasted less than 12 months, leaving Blues fans … a little peeved to say the least. But Big Rom isn't the first player to fail to keep his word, and he sure as hell won't be the last.So with that in mind, here are four other Premier League stars who broke promises to fans.READ MORE: Five words in Romelu Lukaku's Inter statement will rile Chelsea fans and Thomas TuchelSergio Aguero was reduced to tears after Manchester City's defeat to Chelsea in the 2021 Champions League final.It was the Argentine's final match in English football, and he'd hoped to bow out in the perfect manner by sealing the ultimate prize in club football - especially after promising to stay at the Etihad until he did.But with City rehearsing their Harry Kane pick-up lines, and Barcelona keen for him to fill the 'slightly-past-his-best-Latin-striker' role left in the squad by Luis Suarez, Aguero decided to move on.It's not exactly a broken promise City fans are p****d off about, but a broken promise it remains.Which of these broken promises do you think is the most unforgivable? Let us know in the comments section belowThis one hurt.Tottenham fans will probably never forgive Sol Campbell for jumping ship to arch-rivals Arsenal in 2001 - on a Bosman, no less - but the treachery was made even more deplorable by the fact the defender told fans, a few weeks prior, that he wasn't going to leave - live on telly too!Looking back, the promise was anything but sincere.

Manchester City may have just landed Erling Haaland in one of the most high-profile transfers in football history, but there are plenty of deals which have seemingly been erased from all living memory.Needless to say, every transfer is completed with the intention of inspiring success and improving a team, but the reality is often very different. Every once in a while, a club signs a star name only to see the move sensationally backfire.Sometimes a player's spell is so underwhelming that all evidence that it ever occurred appears to have been wiped out without a trace.

Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has explained why he made the decision to often move former Manchester United star Paul Scholes to the left-flank during his tenure as Three Lions boss.

Dan Walker has revealed he will be marking the first day of his new TV life on Channel 5, where he moved in a lucrative new deal from BBC Breakfast, with an appearance on rival Good Morning Britain on Monday. He announced the slightly unexpected news on Twitter on Sunday, with his usual trademark humour, even giving a shoutout to his longstanding presenter ‘wife’ at the Beeb, Sally Nugent.

Arsenal hero Sol Campbell "showed he was a man" on his traitorous first return to play Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.Campbell infamously made the controversial switch across north London in the summer of 2001, catching fans by surprise when he was unveiled by Arsene Wenger at a press conference. As a result of the move from Spurs to their fiercest rivals, the England defender was labelled "Judas" by the fans of his former club and endured a torrent of abuse whenever he returned to play them.However, Arsene Wenger felt that Campbell's performance on his first return showed what sort of player he was.Recalling that match in November 2001, Wenger explained, via the Daily Mail: “I remember his big challenge, after about 10 minutes.

Manchester United star Paul Pogba to join neighbours Manchester City.The soon-to-be free agent is being eyed up by Pep Guardiola, according to the Daily Mail. After six years of mediocrity with the Red Devils, his switch to serial winners City would send shockwaves through the city.But history has shown that anything is possible when the right deal is put on the table.

Juventus and Middlesbrough striker Fabrizio Ravanelli “would have loved” to have joined Tottenham Hotspur, but declined a move as Sir Alan Sugar's phone call was too "late". Despite Bryan Robson’s side’s relegation from the Premier League in 1997, the Italian’s only season at Boro proved to be a very successful one.

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has taken aim at Wayne Rooney almost eight years on from a dive that earned Manchester United a penalty against Arsenal during a heated clash at Old Trafford that brought an end to the Gunners' unbeaten record that remains the longest in the Premier League history.Speaking to Sky Sports, the former Arsenal forward who enjoyed two stints at the North London club has reminisced over one game where the current Derby County manager dived to win a decisive penalty in a match at Old Trafford. Speaking openly, the 44-year-old admitted the Red Devils played better than the Gooners but felt hard done by when Rooney went over with being touched. The game finished 2-0 on the day, with Ruud van Nistelrooy opening up the scoring from the spot 73 minutes before Wanye Rooney twisted the dagger in the third minute of injury time.

Matty Cash could replace England international Kieran Trippier as right-back for Spanish champions Atletico Madrid in what could the latest long line of strange football transfers. From England internationals dropping down the divisions to Premier League flops earning moves to some of the best clubs on the planet - the uncertainty of the transfer window is part of it's charm.