CHELSEA coach Avram Grant has taken the pressure off his misfiring strikers, insisting he is unconcerned by the lack of goals from Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka.

ALEX FERGUSON insists the Easter Sunday clash against Liverpool will not deflect Manchester United from their immediate task of seeing off Bolton’s challenge tonight.

THEO WALCOTT accepts Arsenal have been missing a cutting edge in front of goal, but maintains the Gunners will soon be back on track in the title race.

The Examiner’s football correspondent Liam Mackey likes a good argument when he hears it, and he’s got strong views of his own. Today, and every Tuesday, he will be acting as referee on your opinions on the Premiership. Let him know what you think and he’ll argue the toss with you.

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

CALL IT petulant. Call it a tantrum if you like. But the sight of Robbie Keane throwing a hissy fit after being substituted by Tottenham manager Juande Ramos against Manchester City did more to restore faith in the Premier League footballer than any amount of publicity initiatives.

GAEL CLICHY ended the afternoon in much the same state as Arsenal: a bloody mess. The French defender, nursing an ugly gash on the crown of his head courtesy of Mido’s raised boot, needed stitches to repair that wound, his team’s title hopes are in need of rather more intensive care.

NO points, no desire, no hope and now no first-choice goalkeeper for the rest of the season. Bolton’s season hit a new low yesterday as they slipped to a defeat to fellow strugglers Wigan despite having an extra man for more than 85 minutes.

DERBY manager Paul Jewell has warned his team they face getting “tortured” by Manchester United today — if they fear the champions.

PLEASE, please, please, can we avoid having an All-England Champions’ League decider? Please? At least, yesterday’s quarter-final and semi-final draw kept two of Blighty’s finest apart, and I think we should be thankful for small mercies.

David Meek was the Manchester United correspondent for the Manchester Evening News from 1958 to 1995. He describes how the story of Munich came through to change a city forever.

ARSENE Wenger is not known for exaggerations but he might have broken new ground when he insisted Emmanuel Adebayor could become as good as Didier Drogba.

IF THE hand of history has been placed on Alex Ferguson’s shoulder this season, it is not something that the Manchester United manager is entirely comfortable with, as the club’s date with destiny begins to loom on the horizon.

JUANDE RAMOS has seen enough to believe ending Manchester United’s winning streak is possible — but his plan will not involve an attempt to man-mark Cristiano Ronaldo out of the game.

CHELSEA goal hero Michael Ballack insists he can play alongside recovering midfielder Frank Lampard.

ARSENAL captain William Gallas is in no doubt his old club Chelsea remain a real “danger” in the race to become Barclays Premier League champions.

WITH Newcastle thumped3-0 by Arsenal for the second time in four days, it was little wonder that the press corps gathered in Portmarnock yesterday wondering what sort of mood Damien Duff would be in.

MANCHESTER United midfielder Michael Carrick is aiming to take a ‘defining’ step towards the treble this week — with a hat-trick of victories.

READING captain Graeme Murty claims Chelsea may be winners but they are still not great entertainers.