Fergie and Coppell are season's best bosses, says Wenger

14 April 2012

Arsene Wenger has snubbed Jose Mourinho by voting for Sir Alex Ferguson as his manager of the year.

Although Chelsea are fighting for what would be an unprecedented Quadruple, the Arsenal boss did not even mention Mourinho when asked about who should win the League Managers' Association honour.

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Chin up: Steve Coppell has impressed at the helm of Reading this season

Wenger believes Manchester United chief Ferguson and Steve Coppell, manager of the season's surprise package Reading, deserve recognition.

Wenger said: "I feel this year Sir Alex Ferguson, because he's in a position to fight on every front, and Steve Coppell, who is in a position where nobody expected him to be and has a team who does not play negatively - they have a positive attitude everywhere they go."

Wenger's backing for Ferguson shows how times have changed in the Premiership.

When their teams were both challenging for the title, the bosses and their players often clashed.

The ill-feeling between the teams culminated in the infamous Pizzagate incident in 2004 after United ended Arsenal's 49-match unbeaten run.

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