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Arshavin: Ferguson key to Man United success

Nothing looks like stopping the 69-year-old Scot as he nears 25 years at the Old Trafford helm and begins his quest for a 37th trophy with the club.

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After overtaking Liverpool’s 18 top-flight league titles with his 12th success and United’s 19th, Ferguson has bolstered his ranks by bringing in David de Gea, Phil Jones and Ashley Young from Atletico Madrid, Blackburn Rovers and Aston Villa respectively.

"First of all you have to ask Alex Ferguson about the secret of the victories," he told Sport Express.

"I think Manchester United have everything [to win] for 20 years - the players' quality, the team spirit and the psychology of winning.

"In the team one can discover the mixture of young and seasoned players and also Alex Ferguson's strictness in how he builds his team as he thinks it's important."

But Arshavin has declared his desire to stay, saying: "I won’t be leaving Arsenal, I want to stay and win trophies.”

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.