18/8/07 EPL weekend preview

Who cares about the other matches, the spot light is on Liverpool vs Chelsea and Manchester City vs Man Utd.

About Liverpool vs Chelsea, Since Mourinho and Benitez was in charge the league record favours Chelsea, and the Cup record favours Liverpool, and this is the League. Statistics will tell us that this match is going Chelsea's way. And mind you, these 2 men I believe are not friends.

Another issue that is brought up would be the spending habits of the both clubs. Liverpool spending 40 million pounds, and Chelsea not in their usual shopping mood but gotten themselves a couple of players. Will this match be decided by the new signings, most probably. Malouda is showing that he's a hell of a player, and with Drogba out, Pizarro wants to prove more of himself, while Ben Haim is trying to prove that he is not Boulahrouz. On the Liverpool's side, I believe the strikers would like to open their EPL accounts, and All eyes will be on Fernando Torres. Will he shine?

Man City vs Man Utd, Local derby, and its not the usual Man City we know. Sven might not do well in the national level, but history is with him at club management. City might not be equipped with Trophy winning materials, but they are one of the surprise packages of the season that I believe a lot of people overlooked.

In this match, with a Rooney and Ronaldoless Man Utd playing, I would love to watch them fall. It will be a preview of Scholes, Giggs and Neville showing that their past is the only thing they can be proud of, Nani showing that he is no Cristiano Ronaldo no matter what people say, Tevez wished he was still in West Ham, O'Shea striking again(hahahahaha) Van der Sar's oily gloves, oh the pleasure!