I believe the certain surge we are witnessing on sponsorship deals has something to do with UEFA's Financial Fair play regulation. Clubs are trying to cushion themselves against this rule. Here's a list of the top ten sponsorship deals

http://www.arabianbusine...deals-409565.html?img=10

Joe Hart, Kolarov, Kompany, Lescott, Richards, Toure, Silva, Nasri, Milner, Tevez and Aguero - Subs:Gonzalez, Toure, Clichy, Zabaleta, De Jong, Johnson, Barry, Dzeko, Balotteli......Now that's a team that can seriously challenge Barcelona.

This is a club that finished 10th two seasons ago

"He's at it again... Fergie's fourth generation can keep United ahead of the pack

Old Trafford manager is rebuilding his side once more. How has he done it in the past and how will this one compare? - By Glenn Moore

It was not exactly a Carling Cup team, but as Harry Redknapp surveyed Manchester United's line-up on Monday night the Tottenham manager must have thought, "We've a chance here."

Wayne Rooney, Nani and Patrice Evra were playing, but many of the men behind United's title triumph last season were not. There was no Ferdinand, no Vidic, no Giggs, no Scholes, no Van der Sar, no Carrick, no Fletcher, no Hernandez, no Berbatov. There was a rookie in goal, two more plus a reserve in defence, another in midfield and in attack.

Ninety minutes later it appears that Alex Ferguson is doing it again: building another great side. As in the past it has an English core with four young lions, Phil Jones, Danny Welbeck, Chris Smalling and Tom Cleverley at the heart of the team. They are, respectively, 19, 20, 21 and 22 years old. Add in David de Gea (20), the Da Silva twins Fabio and Rafael (21), Anderson (23) and Nani (24) and, somewhat under the radar, Ferguson has out-Wengered Arsène Wenger in creating a high-class team of tenderfoots. And Wayne Rooney is only 25 while both Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young are 26. Given United's ability to meet most players' demands when it comes to wages and trophies, this is a squad that should keep United at the forefront of the game for years.

There will be bumps along the way. Young players are more prone to suffering dips in form and some may fade, but Ferguson has the experience to bring the team to maturity – he has done it before"

TAZ,
Whichever way you look at England, the successful manchester sides have always had core english players in the team!!!

Are you really sober? Arsenal scoring will not be a big surprise to me given the fact that De Gea has not settled yet but scoring enough goals to win? That will not happen!!! Even @TAZ knows this. Wenger's first priority should be to avoid humiliation. A 4 - 1 score [In favour of Man United of course] will not go down well with Arsenal supports. They know they will lose but they'd rather it is something like 2 - 1. I see Man United scoring more than two goals though.