Arsenal's Chris Smalling bid irks Manchester United while Patrice Evra bemoans Gunners' plaudits

Manchester United may have got the better of Arsenal last Sunday but the Gunners appear to have got under the champions' skin. Patrice Evra, who boasted that the fixture was 'men against boys' after last season's Champions League semi-final win, said: 'When we won the Premier League for the third time in a row last season, in France they just said, "Manchester United are champions again". 'Then Arsenal win a Carling Cup tie and you hear it's the most beautiful football in the world. That winds you up. What have they won in four years? Nothing.' Arsenal's Emmanuel Eboue is tackled by Manchester United's Patrice EvraIn the boardroom on Sunday, United chief executive David Gill seemed grumpier than normal. It is thought he was irked that Arsenal's bid for Fulham defender Chris Smalling drove up the price United paid by about £2million, to £12m.  Manchester United star Wayne Rooney facing tax probe over £1.5mArsenal boss Arsene Wenger ready to spend £35m war chest but deadline day deals collapseMANCHESTER UNITED FC

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