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This week Anfield crisis part.1 was averted as Liverpool bounced back from their worst start since 1987 to beat Manchester United 2-0 at Anfield.
The win, which succeeded in keeping Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez in his job, for now, was made all the sweeter for the Reds as Steven Gerrard, part one of their two man team, was forced to sit in the stands wearing matching leather jackets with his missus due to ongoing groin-knack.
So it was left to part two of their two man team, Fernando Torres, to make Rio Ferdinand look like the aging defender he is, hammering first nail into United's coffin, before David N'gog scored an all too easy goal in the dying minutes to give them the second.
And while Dimitar Berbatov once again proved he was the biggest waste of 30 million pounds since Chelsea ruined the career of Andriy Shevchenko , Alex Ferguson of course, blamed the ref.
"Liverpool got a wee bit caught up in the atmosphere - the wounded animal aspect of it. Their fans were fanatical and every decision, they put the referee under pressure all the time."
Sir Ferg talking about a ref being under-pressure from the home crowd?
How ironic.
Carling Cup getting good again?
But the winning feeling didn't last long for Liverpool as they fell to another defeat, this time a 2-1 loss the hands of Arsenal's young guns in the Carling Cup on Thursday.
The glorious game of football did see the debut of new Liverpool saviour Alberto Aquilani , who came off the bench to make an immediate impact, and also showed just what the future might hold as both teams fielded up and coming talent.
It was Arsenal's Fran Merida, their 19-year-old Spanish midfielder, who drew first blood with a superbly struck curling left-foot shot after 19 minutes, before Liverpool equalised with an equally stunning shot from Argentine Emiliano Insua six minutes later.
But amazingly Arsenal's Niklas Bendtner finally found the net putting the London side through to the all-Premier League quarter-finals of the competition.
But now, Arsenal best watch themselves as, as after his fantastic Carling Cup performance, reports on Friday suggest that Alteltico Madrid are stepping up their pursuit of the 10-million pound rated youngster Merida.
But although Arsenal and Liverpool had a great week, it only got worse for United who beat Barnsley 2-0, a win that was somewhat over shadowed when a group of Manchester United fans broke into a food kiosk at the Oakwell stadium trapping eight staff, while they stole cash from the till and took all the stock.
Gang o' Benitez bullies
Alex Ferguson was also in for more flack as Wigan boss Robert Martinez branded him a 'Rafa Benitez bully'.
Ferguson was accused by Spaniard Martinez of leading a gang of Premier League bosses who bully Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez.
Martinez also insisted the FA are terrified of the Scot's power in the Premier League.
"He (Ferguson) has spent his whole life here and that has weight. Recently he was penalised for saying that a referee wasn't fit enough and the truth is that they have almost ended up saying sorry to him for fining him. Another person would have been pounded.
"Ferguson also has his group of loyal fans among other managers. Steve Bruce, who was his player; Sam Allardyce, who thinks he will be successor at Old Trafford, and others. On the opposite side Benitez is alone and thus gets stick from all sides."
At first we though this was a lovely bit of, ah bless! until Martinez went and ruined it all by phoning Sir Ferg to 'explain his remarks.'
Brown going down
But although things are bad for Sir Ferg, things could be worse: he could be Phil Brown.
According to reports on Friday, Hull boss Phil Brown aka the new Rafa Benitez, who has just two games to keep his job , but could be heading off to the sun (bed) with Janet Jackson headpiece dangling sadly in hand early on Sunday for 'doing a Derby' if the Tigers fail to beat Burnley.
Our bench is considerably better than yours
Meanwhile, as we look forward to this weekend's London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham, Spurs striker Robbie Keane has warned the Gunners to mind the gap, as he believes that Spurs, who have had their best start to a season in ages, are getting closer than ever to Arsenal.
The Spurs skipper also told reporters he thinks that Spurs' bench is considerably better than theirs, saying:
"You look at the two squads and we're definitely on a par. It will be judged at the end of the season but if you look at the bench we have, it is probably a little bit stronger than their bench."
Benches of course are something Keane knows all too well since he spent so much time on one at Liverpool.
AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE LONDON DERBY, LOOK BACK AT PHIL THOMPSONS REACTION TO LAST YEARS CLASSIC
OTHER STUFF
Like seeing footballers blow snot and spit all over the pitch? Not for much longer as Premier League stars have been told to STOP IT for fears of spreading swine flu.
Liverpool and United are back on Red Alert after Spain star David Villa sacked his agent . Hurrah!
Gosh how we wish cheeky ball boys like this were at every ground
Wigan-no-more Marlon King has been jailed for busting a woman's nose in a 'don't you know who I am' moment whilst out celebrating his wife's third pregnancy, what a hero.
All Whites coach Ricki Herbert has kept faith in the same squad that drew with Bahrain for their crucial World Cup qualifier on Nov 14
And just as if it couldn't get any worse for Portsmouth, it actually does as Paul Hart's side are the latest to suffer a transfer freeze, with Hart only just finding out the club had, had the ban since October because no one bothered to tell him!
AND FINALLY
Ever wondered what is it like to be in a Real Madrid dressing room sans voodoo-knacked C.Ron? No? Me neither.
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