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on Nov 29, 2010 at 12:09:05 PM
The most exciting [b]Premier League[/b] race in years took another unexpected turn yesterday as Arsenal and Manchester United both actually won. While the Gunners went 2-0 up at half-time, staged their predictable wobble (twice) before overcoming Aston Villa 4-2, United stepped up to the plate with a 7-1 mauling of Blackburn Rovers. Whatever next? Chelsea beating Newcastle?
The win was a welcome return to goalscoring form for [b]Dimitar Berbatov[/b], their skilful Bulgarian striker, who faded into obscurity after scoring a hat-trick against Liverpool and has in the interim been linked with a potential move to Juventus in the January transfer window.
His [b]five-goal[/b] performance against Blackburn will certainly have been noted by the Bianconeri, who were held to their third 1-1...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Nov 7, 2010 at 09:39:05 PM
If the tabloids are to be believed, and God help us if they are (Arsène Wenger doing what? I don't believe it), there is mutiny in the air at [b]Manchester City[/b]. Roberto Mancini, not 11 months into the job, is a week away from getting the sack if results at Eastlands don't change as dramatically as Wayne Rooney's opinion of Manchester United's "ambition".
In many ways [b]Mancini[/b] has created a rod for his own back. There is nothing wrong with casting yourself as a no-nonsense, single-minded authority figure. In the cut-throat world of top-flight football you are only as good as your next game and it is the manager alone who takes the rap for results. Indeed, in the era of the celebrity footballer it is quite refreshing to see managers putting pampered players in their place by...