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Arsene Wenger given gift from Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson and rousing round of applause from Old Trafford crowd ahead of Premier League clash
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ARSENE WENGER was given a gift from Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson ahead of Sunday's Premier League clash.
The Arsenal boss, 68, is preparing to leave the club in the summer after announcing he is set to walk away.
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After 22 years of heated Man United vs Arsenal clashes, Wenger was treated with the utmost respect on Sunday.
Ferguson first of all waved over Jose Mourinho to show his respect, before the Scottish club legend handed Wenger a commemorative gift prior to kick-off.
All the while, the Old Trafford faithful gave the Gunners chief a rousing round of applause as all involved put past differences aside to pay respect to a footballing legend.
It was a much happier moment for Wenger, whose Sunday got off to a rocky start.
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Earlier in the day, the Arsenal team bus was slapped with a £60 parking fine.
The Gunners' coach was left in an unauthorised zone outside the team's Principal Hotel in Manchester ahead of this afternoon's game.
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The bus was snapped with a clearly-visible yellow ticket on its window just hours before kick-off at Old Trafford.
For the game, Wenger sent out the kids, including Konstantinos Mavropanos, as he rested his big-name stars for the massive Europa League tie on Thursday.
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