AT the final whistle at White Hart Lane yesterday, Harry Redknapp took Alex Ferguson’s hand and whispered a sweet nothing into his ear.

THE blank scoreline may have been unexpected but the outcome was not.

THEY were playing the theme music from ‘Lord Of The Rings’ at one point on Sky Sports yesterday, as if to prepare us all for not just any other super Sunday but something more along the lines of an epic adventure of fantasy football.

MANCHESTER UNITED manager Alex Ferguson saw his long-running feud with referee Mike Dean surface again yesterday following Rafael Da Silva’s dismissal at White Hart Lane.

TOTTENHAM captain Michael Dawson, inset, insisted the 0-0 draw with leaders Manchester United was not a dirty one.

STRIKER Peter Odemwingie admits he needed help from West Brom’s psychologists to “free his mind” and get him back on the goal trail after his and the club’s recent slump in fortunes.

ROY KEANE will return to football management but to succeed he must stop frightening his players, suggests the Corkman’s former Manchester United teammate Andy Cole.

ARSENE WENGER accepts football is very much a confidence game — but has every belief Arsenal can deliver the required performance to bounce back from their midweek Carling Cup horror show with victory at Premier League bottom club West Ham today.

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Alex Ferguson has praised the common sense approach of Tottenham counterpart Harry Redknapp as he prepares to face Spurs as genuine title rivals for the first time in his 26-year reign tomorrow.

TOMASZ KUSZCZAK believes he is good enough to replace Edwin van der Sar on a long-term basis and claims there is no need for Manchester United to find another top goalkeeper.

LIVERPOOL forward Ryan Babel has admitted a charge of improper conduct in relation to him posting remarks about, and a picture of, referee Howard Webb on Twitter.

EDIN DZEKO eased his giant frame into the Manchester City dressing room — and immediately started winding up the men from Old Trafford.

BLUNDERING Ben Foster may have saved Avram Grant’s job last night as 10-man West Ham survived a moment of madness from Victor Obinna to beat Birmingham in the first leg of their Carling Cup semi-final.

IT IS not widely known outside Cork that Roy Keane was a bloody good boxer before he became a mighty footballer.

NICKLAS BENDTNER has challenged Arsenal to win the Carling Cup and use it as a springboard to the Barclays Premier League title.