Battle swinging our way as the enemy fading fast

AGONY AND ECSTASY: Manchester United’s Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs race to celebrate with Anderson who scored the winning penalty in the Carling Cup final shoot-out at Wembley.

SO, two down, three to go — and with the exposure of both Liverpool and Inter Milan’s apparent feet of clay, I feel we’re like Guderian’s tanks breaking through the French lines at Sedan in 1940. So many promising routes lay gaping open for us.

But which to take as a priority, and how to husband our resources accordingly? A pleasing problem, nonetheless — but no Dunkirks, please!