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In as many Mondays, a second Barclays Premier League manager has learned their fate by being forced out of their post, which should be a real worrying concern for everyone involved in English football. Sam Allardyce, who has been, without question, a very admirable ally for Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United over the last couple of seasons, has either left, or has been fired from Blackburn Rovers, weeks after the Lancashire club was purchased by The Venky’s Group, another foreign ownership group.

Manchester United returned to the top of the Barclays Premier League table with a fully-deserved 1-0 win over Arsenal at Old Trafford. Ji-Sung Park, who was recently honored with manutd.com’s Player of the Month for his performances in November, scored his fourth career goal against Arsenal near the end of the first-half, which was enough to give United all three points, and not rue the penalty miss by Wayne Rooney.