The Forest team played an important league game when the rumors about Ribéry's transfer swirled around. Their opponent was Arsenal, their direct competitor for the league title. Twain would not allow the team to make any mistakes, but the result was not what he wanted.
The game ended up with a 0:0 draw. They were forced to a tie with Arsenal at home, and Twain was a little upset. However, there was no other way. He could not win the game just because he wanted to win. The game was not always won by the strongest team; sometimes luck was the most important factor. The Forest team was as powerful as Arsenal and comparable in terms of luck. So they could only tie.
The draw was not a good result for either team. Twain wanted to win, and so did Wenger. As the season drew to a close, the top three teams had hopes of winning the league title. Which team would give up?
The draw was great news for Ferguson's Manchester United team.
