It was interesting to hear Arsène Wenger describe Selhurst Park in his pre-match press conference as "an old-fashioned stadium with soul", writes Bernard Azulay.

Reaction from the weekend’s top Premier League action.

Spurs fans tweets backfire as Arsenal hit top form, writes Bernard Azulay.

Reaction

We played like Christmas turkeys…

There’s patient and there’s asleep at the wheel

Our pundits take a look at the ins and outs of this week's action.

Our pundits take a look at the ins and outs of this week's action, from messages written in the sky to missed opportunities.

Arsenal, United, Chelsea and Liverpool were all in action - and the pundits have plenty to say.

THERE can be no denying there was a certain delicious irony to being the first (and so far only) Premier League side to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League.

YOU know the Arsenal must be in big trouble when even your Tottenham pals commiserate with you.

STUCK in traffic on a depressingly dreary Friday, it was hard to believe it was only the day before that we’d been watching the Champions League draw, plotted up in the Venice sunshine, fantasising about further European glory.

WITH the looming prospect of dropping two costly points on Saturday, when Gael Clichy careered down the left flank in the 88th minute against the Hammers, I offered up a little prayer that our profligate French full-back might for once find a team-mate with a decent cross.

I’M oblivious to the specifics of the alleged infidelities in the Wayne Rooney furore, but I was disappointed Fergie left him out at Goodison, as I tuned in to Saturday’s live coverage looking forward to seeing the spectacle of Toffee fans donning Bob Marley wigs, to serenade Wayne with their rendition of “No Woman, No Cry”.

IT’S a sorry state of affairs when one’s aspirations are limited to a desire to see the local rivals prospects of silverware run their course for yet another campaign.

IT would be all too easy to be sucked in by all the hyperbole following Saturday’s astounding goal-fest at Goodison.

LIAM Mackey is off in sunny Spain so regular substitute ALLAN PROSSER has done his stretching exercises on the touchline, stripped off the tracksuit and is charging into the fray to mediate your opinions for the first time this season.

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