Sir Alex Ferguson reportedly sent a private text to Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi following PSG's Champions League final victory over Arsenal, in which he described the Gunners as a "boring team" that "did nothing but defend".
According to L'Equipe, the former Manchester United manager congratulated Al-Khelaifi on the penalty shoot-out triumph in Budapest, but also delivered a withering assessment of Mikel Arteta's side. Arsenal had less than 25 per cent possession across 120 minutes, with their solitary goal from Kai Havertz their only shot on target, after Ousmane Dembele's second-half penalty had levelled the score.
Eberechi Eze and Gabriel Magalhaes missed from the spot as PSG prevailed, denying Arsenal a historic double. However, talkSPORT reporter Ben Jacobs has disputed the claim that Ferguson used the word "boring", suggesting the Scot instead said: "You were the team that played football."
PSG's Joao Neves also took aim at Arsenal's approach, saying: "We deserved it today, because PSG were the only team that wanted to play." Al-Khelaifi, meanwhile, described the victory as an "amazing history day", while offering respect to Arsenal, calling them a "great team" and wishing them "all the best".
