SIR Alex Ferguson couldn't help but throw a joke at pal Frankie Dettori's expense about Arsenal.
The Italian jockey is famously a Gunners fan, while Fergie is a Man Utd legend.
And when the pair met at Goodwood on Friday, attentions turned towards their football rivalry.
After they posed for photos together, the 80-year-old Scot was in wind-up mode.
Smiling, he joked to the cameras: "A quote familiar to Frank, Arsenal are getting relegated this year. He told me that himself!"
Dettori laughed off Fergie's jibe as he made his way to the paddock.
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Sir Alex has returned to Old Trafford in a senior role as part of a think-tank group set up by chief executive Richard Arnold.
Former skipper Bryan Robson, ex-CEO David Gill and football director John Murtough are also involved, according to the Daily Mail.
Ferguson met United chiefs on Tuesday – the same day that Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Carrington for the first time since last season.
The five-man group are expected to meet regularly to talk about the issues at the club.
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Next weekend, United entertain Brighton in their opening Premier League game.
In their preseason friendly against Atletico Madrid in Norway on Saturday, they fell to a 1-0 defeat.
Meanwhile, Arsenal looked anything but relegation candidates – blitzing past LaLiga side Sevilla at the Emirates.
A hat-trick by Gabriel Jesus, two goals from Bukayo Saka, and a late strike from Eddie Nketiah saw Mikel Arteta's side run out 6-0 winners.
Betfair are offering odds of 250-1 for the Gunners to go down.
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