HANSEN BACKS UNITED'S DEFENCE

Last updated : 29 May 2003 By Editor
BBC’s defensive expert Alan Hansen has cast his eye over the
comparative strengths of United’s and Arsenal’s back line:

“Look at the two defences. At United you have John O'Shea,
Wes Brown and of course Rio Ferdinand, who are all 24 and
under, and they are going to get stronger and stronger.

“Arsenal have Martin Keown who is nearly 37 and David Seaman
who will be 40 this year, and they are struggling for a
goalkeeper. Their two full-backs are good going forward but
not particularly good defensively, so they have some
rebuilding to do and United appear to have the edge.”