The Examiner’s football correspondent Liam Mackey likes a good argument, and he’s got strong views of his own.

THERE was a dramatic development in the battle for control of Arsenal last night after it emerged that the Gunners’ third largest shareholder Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith is poised to sell her stake in the club.

TOGO striker Emmanuel Adebayor announced his retirement from international football last night, declaring his intent on steering Manchester City into the Champions League after “the worst season of my life”.

CHELSEA captain John Terry has not apologised to midfielder James Milner for his controversial Wembley challenge, despite calls for him to do so from Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill.

SO, for the first time in seven years, England doesn’t have at least one representative in the last four of the Champions League: so what.

MARTIN O’NEILL did his very best to construct a smokescreen – however justified his complaints about Howard Webb’s handling of two major decisions – but ultimately it was impossible to deny that Chelsea will deservedly take their place in the FA Cup final on May 15.

CARLOS TEVEZ was blithely unaware his departure from Old Trafford in the summer would lead to such extensive inquests into why he was allowed to leave and how much of a contributing factor it would be in the decline of Manchester United.

ALEX FERGUSON admitted his chances of securing a record-breaking fourth successive Premier League title were slipping from his grasp in the wake of the disappointing goalless draw at Ewood Park.

STRIKER BOY by Jonny Zucker (Frances Lincoln; €8.80). After a seven-year exile, David Cartwright and his son, Nat, return to England to settle in Lowerbury, close to their beloved Premiership club, Hatton Rangers.

THE cry went out ‘stand up if you want to win the Premier League’, and Arsenal stood up.

ALEX FERGUSON has revealed that John O’Shea is set to miss the rest of the season.

CARLOS TEVEZ had what must be the final word – for now – in the debate that followed his transfer across Manchester this summer when his two goals earned City a slender first leg advantage in their Carling Cup semi-final with United, a result that gives his club a “51 per cent” chance of reaching the Final.

MANCHESTER UNITED manager Alex Ferguson has admitted Manchester City are now one of his club’s major competitors.

ROBERTO MANCINI has claimed Manchester City will one day knock Manchester United off their pedestal as England’s biggest club.

MANCHESTER UNITED and Liverpool may always be divided on the pitch – but according to worried anti-Glazer Red Devils fans the north-west giants are welded together off it.

FORMER Anfield star Peter Beardsley believes Liverpool should stick by under-pressure manager Rafael Benitez.

CARLO ANCELOTTI has a dream – and it could turn out to be a nightmare for everyone else in the Premier League.

ARSENE WENGER believes Sol Campbell could play his way back into the England squad for the World Cup in South Africa in the summer.

ROBERTO MANCINI does not expect Manchester City to become Barclays Premier League champions this season.

CARLO ANCELOTTI is hoping to capitalise on his luck today when Chelsea entertain Sunderland at Stamford Bridge.