London, Apr 26: While Arsenal chases an unprecedented "double-double," Manchester United could wind up with an unwanted double of its own - no trophies for two seasons in a row.
Ousted from the Champions Cup on Wednesday by Real Madrid, Alex Ferguson's reds hold a three-point lead over Arsenal in the Premier League race going into Sunday's game at Tottenham.
But Arsene Wenger's gunners have a game in hand, a slightly better goal difference and an easier run-in to the end of the season. The gunners could go to the top of the league Saturday, at least for a day, by beating relegation-threatened Bolton.
Arsenal also has reached the FA Cup final against Southampton on May 17 and, as defending champion in both competitions, could become the first team in the 115-year history of League and Cup soccer to win both in successive years.
Despite its advantage in the league standings, Manchester United, which won seven league titles in nine seasons between 1993-2001, faces the possibility of winning nothing at all for the second year in a row.



Ferguson's team was beaten by Liverpool in the final of the League Cup and by Arsenal in the fifth round of the FA Cup.



With the future of David Beckham dominating the headlines after he was left out of the starting lineup for the game against Real Madrid on Wednesday, United is under pressure to bounce back after its elimination from the champions cup.


Bureau Report