The verbal spats between Alex Ferguson and Our Arsene aren't as exciting as they used to be. But it's nice to see that their latest sparring, over whose is the best striker in Europe, is easily resolved.

Sky Sports tells us that, according to the stats boffins at Opta anyway, Thierry Henry has been 'far more effective so far this season' than Ruud Van Nistelrooy.

Henry has 64% accuracy on shots in the box, compared to Van Not The Man's mere 53% (below Man Utd's average, by the way!). And Henry's overall score is 1333, compared to 937.

Now before you email, we don't know how they get these numbers. But as long as they're in Arsenal's favour, we won't worry.