Originally Posted by Guardian

Sir Alex Ferguson is to make a personal plea to Manchester United's supporters to put an end to the sick chants that are aimed at Arsène Wenger whenever Arsenal visit Old Trafford.

Ferguson will write about the subject in his programme notes.... He will also appeal for an end to the offensive chants during television and radio interviews.

The hope at Old Trafford is that Ferguson's voice is powerful enough to help prevent a repeat of previous matches when Wenger has been routinely subjected to songs such as "sit down you paedophile".

A United spokesman said: "We have gone on the record several times about this disgusting chant. We don't condone it and have appealed to fans several times in the past but to no avail. There are many chants that opposing fans find objectionable and this is certainly one to which all decent supporters should object.

"We will take strong action against people who chant in that way. Season tickets will be revoked and we will remove people from the ground for it."