WHEN the odds were stacked against them, Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United usually found a way. Only two teams in Prem history have come back from eight points off the top after 11 games and won the title: Blackburn in 1994/95 and United in 2002/03 AND 2008/09. 6 Arsenal have slipped nine points adrift in the Premier League title race already Credit: Reuters 6 Former Man Utd star Wes Brown is tipping to Gunners to pull off a spectacular comeback Credit: Willie Vass This season, Arsenal find themselves NINE points adrift at the same stage, needing to do what no Prem side has ever done to lift their first league trophy since the 2004 Invincibles.
Wes Brown was a part of both those United squads that produced miraculous comebacks – a rare period in Sir Alex’s tenure where he was the chaser instead of the pack leader. In 2003, United finished five points clear of Arsenal. In 2009, they finished four points clear of Liverpool.
Ultimately, their mad dash to the finish line was enough to win by a nose. So, what does it take to pull it off? Brown told SunSport: “First of all, the manager is very important. He’s the one that keeps everybody steady and calm.
READ MORE IN FOOTBALL That's Amor-in Three winners and three losers as Amorim immediately makes mark on Man Utd “He gives you the belief. Sir Alex wouldn’t necessarily shout. He would look at your aura and try to get the best out of you that way.
“And then, it is up to the players to just keep going. “We had s.
