Arsenal March On

Arsenal’s youngsters are still on track to win the Carling Cup after being matched at 2.38 on Betfair to beat a similarly second-string Liverpool side. Fran Merida was matched at 17.5 to open the scoring and the Gunners were matched at just 1.17 to be leading at half-time before Emiliano Insua hit back for Liverpool. [...]

Rio Derby Doubt

Even if City are without several big-name strikers, United will still want to field a first-choice defence in Sunday’s hotly-anticipated Manchester derby but United manager Alex Ferguson will use todays training session at Carrington (Friday) to see if Rio Ferdinand can prove his fitness. The central defensive stalwart made his first league appearance of the [...]