Mike: Where Art Thou

So, what a weekend?!

The Arsenal-Man U game was a heart breaker. Arsenal won the game in every conceivable way other than score line. I never say this but Mike Dean lost that game for us. Not only did Fletcher deserve a red card before the half for his incessant dirty tackles, he clearly did a two-footed tackle in the box, which cleared Arshavin and didn't touch the ball. A straight red under any circumstance, and he didn't even get a penalty!!! This was important because Fletcher was a menace the whole game and should have been sent off in the first half. Despite their cheating, Arsenal still far outplayed them and needed a spectacular, completely ridiculous own goal from Diaby to put them up.

Almunia's "foul" on Rooney was totally ridiculous. Rooney starts falling about two hours before Almunia nears him, it's clear on the replay. AAARAAGHAAGH!

Anyway, I'm done, but I will say that Arsenal were by far the better team by any objective standard, and it was at Old Trafford. This will no doubt hurt Arsenal's title hopes, and buoy Man Us, but the victory was Pyrrhic and now Arsenal know they have no one to fear.

Tottenham are still very very hot. Imagine where they were a year ago from today. Ha! Milan were humiliated in the derby also, which displeases me. I just don't care for Mourinho, but getting Eto'o and money (Barca are insane) for Zlatan, and landing Sneijder are two masterstrokes. Good luck everyone else in Serie A!!

Liverpool are very very shaky, barely squeecking out a victory over Bolton. Bolton!

Watched the whole Wigan/Everton game, and although you'd be hard pressed to say they deserved it, Everton will be quite good when everyone is fit *cough*Arteta*cough* and they get a Lescott replacement up and running.

Frankly, and how do you always do this, by the way, Chelsea look by far the most assured and secure. Arsenal probably look better and more dangerous, but also like they have the capacity to self destruct when rattled. Chelsea are cool as cucumbers, and finally have a coach with the guts to play the two massive French speakers up top, giving them phenomenal strength, finesse and explosiveness in the last third. Very very dangerous looking.

Anyway, off to study, hope you are well.