article_snippet: It says something for the way things have changed in English football that Arsene Wenger's admitted only last week that Arsenal have no chance of winning the Barclays Premier League.
article_snippet: As for Arsenal, it is more difficult to say.
article_snippet: Arsene Wenger's team have been a peripheral concern for quite a while now.
article_snippet: this season and Arsenal staring at likely Champions League expulsion in Monaco next week
article_snippet: ‘United and Arsenal are placed third and fourth in Champions League
article_snippet: Arsenal are the holders after last season
article_snippet: This says much for the manner in which both clubs’ focus has been elsewhere for so long.
article_snippet: Arsenal and United have always valued the FA Cup the FA Cup but, during the years Arsenal and United disputed the league title and had grand aspirations in Europe, the league title was occasionally allowed to slide down the priority list.
article_snippet: No the Champions League club with aspirations of winning the Champions League can afford to be locked out of money-spinning European competition for more than the odd season.
article_snippet: Arsenal have been playing reasonably well for some time and have won 10 of their last 11 domestic games.
highlights_snippet: While Arsenal are staring at likely Champions League expulsion in Monaco .
  