CAN THEY FORGE A PARTNERSHIP?

Arsene Wenger the manager of Arsenal football team believes that Emmanuel Adebayor and Nicklas Bendtner can forge a formidable partnership.Both of them have had a public fallout with each other and Wenger said that they can put aside their personal differences and form a formidable strike force for the team.Arsenal are currently going to Italy to face AC Milan after having salvaged in the Premier league against Aston Villa with 1-1 draw courtsey of a last gasp equalizer by Bendtner. Adebayor and Bendtner had a high-profile bust-up during the second leg of the Carling Cup semi-final at Tottenham in January.

BIRMINGHAM DRAWS ARSENAL

Ten man Birmingham city have drawn level with Arsenal 2-2 in a match that was riddled with contrevorsial incidents aplenty.Birmingham city lost Martin Taylor after he pulled a rash challange on Eduardo Silva and he was shown a straight red card.Arsenal have now lost Eduardo for the full season as he has a broken leg.Birmingham city took the lead just before halftime via a superb curling freekick from James Mcfadden.Arsenal equalized and also took the lead via two superb goals by Walcott.Stuart Parnaby was brought down in injury time by Clichy and Mcfadden again equalized from the spot.This draw means Manchester United can pull down the lead within three points of Arsenal if they win the match against Newcastle.

MANCHESTER UNITED HUMBLE ARSENAL

Arsenal who are the leaders of Barclays Premier League were humbled 4-0 by the chasers and champions Manchester United in their fifth round clash of the FA cup.The Gunners fell behind 3-0 in the half time.The Pandora box was opened by Wayne Rooney who headed in from close range and similarly Darren Fletcher headed off Gallas from the corner kick.Nani split through the Arsenal defense.Things went bad to worse for Arsenal when Emmanuel Eboue was sent off for a kick on Evra.Fletcher headed in a fourth in the 74th minute as United cruised through the second half, and Arsenal had no answer as they meekly bowed out of the competition.This is a humiliation for wenger and Arsenal.

WENGER ADMITS BENTLEY TALENT

Arsene Wenger stated in public that David Bentley of Blackburn Rovers and formerly of Arsenal had plenty of talent and guts to make him a great player at Arsenal and it was an unfortunate timing that has prevented the midfielder from making his grade as an Arsenal player.Bentley now 23 years old is set to face his former team at the Emirates stadium and has had a fantastic season so far.He has also been included in the new look England squad of Fabio Capello.Bentley spent a season on loan at Norwich but on return to Arsenal was unable to grab a place beacause of legends like Dennis Bergkamp and Henry who were always above him in the pecking order.

MANCHESTER UNITED DRAW TOTTENHAM

Manchester United were inflicted a minor blow to the title hopes by the London club Tottenham Hotspurs with whom they drew 1-1 in the Barclays Premier league today.Berbatov was the first to score for Tottenham after a cross by Lennon in the 21 st minute.Manchester United pushed hard but they could not score until halftime.The second half was less exciting until the injury time came.A outswinging corner by Luis Nani with fans shouting for whistle was put away by Carlos Tevez who swng his foot at it perfectly to beat Robinson at the near post.The match ended 1-1 draw and United lost ground in the title defence as Arsenal won 3-1 against Manchester City.

MICAH RICHARDS TO STAY AT MANCHESTER CITY

Manchester City Central defending star Micah Richards has committed his future to manchester city as learnt from reliable sources.He has been chased by Arsenal but Richards has come out and said that he has two and a half year contract with Manchester city which he would like to honour.He has had a meteoric rise as a player where he has made the England National team just after making the first team of Manchester City a few months back.Arsene wenger was full of praise for this youngster and he praised his ability to adapt to center back from right back at such a young age was something special.The powerful defender insists he is '100 per cent going to sign' a new deal, in news that will delight the blue side of Manchester.Manchester city fans have a reason to cheer because of Richard's pledge to this club.

FABREGAS FULL OF PRAISE

Cesc Fabregas we all know is the king on the football pitch but he has good words for his mates off the pitch as well.Cesc Fabregas said yesterday that Emmanuel Adebayor has grown into one of the greatest strikers in this world so much so that Arsenal cannot keep pace without him right now.Togo failed to qualify for the African Cup of Nations and Arsenal benefitted from it when Emmanuel Adebayor struck the first goal against Magpies in their 3-0 win at the Emirates stadium.Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger also praised the tall striker saying that he has grown from strength to strength and right now he is their dream striker.Well let us all hope that Adebayor keeps up his form and Arsenal and Manchester United thrill neutral football fans.

ARSENAL DEFEAT NEWCASTLE AGAIN

Everything is going downhill for Newcastle and exactly the opposite for Arsenal who cant stop scoring at the moment.Arsenal defeated Newcastle once again at the Barclays Premier league after doing exactly the same in the FA cup.Emmanuel Adebayor scored his 19 th goal of the season and Arsenal took advantage of a great pass by Flamini to Adebayor.Flamini himself after the first half struck a 30 yard strike which flew into the top corner in the 72nd minute.Cesc Fabregas scored the third goal in the 80th minute.Arsenal also now lead Manchester United by three points who face Portsmouth on Wednesday.Newcastle have not scored in the past three matches after Kevin Keegan took charge.

LEHMANN TO STAY AT EMIRATES

Jens Lehmann has come out and said that he will stay at Arsenal and the Emirates stadium though he is currently not in Arsene Wenger's radars.The goalkeeper who is first choice for his country but not club indicated that he still has future at this club and one day he might figure in Arsene Wenger's plans.The 38-year-old lost his place to Manuel Almunia following a number of blunders at the start of the season and he has been on the verge of quitting the Gunners.He had been offered to Borussia Dortmund and the deal was almost complete.The family situation forced him to remain there.

GILBERTO VOWS TO FIGHT

Arsenal midfielder Gilberto Silva has vowed to fight for his place and remain there till the end of his contract.He has come out and said that he is a professional to the core and he intends to stay there till he gets back his place at the heart of their lineup.The veteran midfielder in the team comprising of youths started in the semifinal match against Tottenham which was a 1-1 draw.He has started this season as a captain but heavy competition and consistent performances of Cesc Fabregas and Flamini has forced him on to the bench role.Another young midfielder Lassane Diarra may leave the club due to lack of playing time.And veteran keeper Jens Lehmann could yet move to Borussia Dortmund to give himself the chance of regular first-team football ahead of the European Championships.Visit this site and keep yourself updated on the latest transfer news.

SPURS SLIP UP BIG TIME

Tottenham Hotspurs took on Arsenal at the Emirates stadium and much was expected from the recently rejuvenated spurs.They got some golden opportunities which would have sealed the fate of the match but it was some messy work from the usually reliable and classy Robbie Keane which cost the spurs the match itself.This match was a disappointment in the first half but began red hot into the second half with Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor snatching the lead for the Gunners.Tottenham had a golden chance with Robbie Keane striking the post from the mouth of the goal post.He made amends however after three minutes with a lovely reverse pass to the skilful Dimitar Berbatov who smashed it via the near post past a hapless Manuel Alumnia.Tottenham got a penalty five minutes later but Robbie Keane messed it up.Then the little known Bentdner came as a substitute for Arsenal and hit a lovely header from the corner kick to win the match for Arsenal 2-1.

CLASH OF THE TITANS

Its going to be a big super sunday at the EPL this weekend and we are going to witness two of the greatest rivalries of all time in the english football history.Yes,Manchester united is taking on Liverpool at Anfield.The other match is Arsenal vs Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium.

MAN UTD VS LIVERPOOL:The records still favour man united and liverpool are still to register their first win over united since the 2001 season.Fernando Torres and Gerrard are the guys in form for Liverpool and this makes Rafa Benitez confident that they can secure the win.Manchester United are of course tired after their incident marred clash against Roma in Rome.

ARSENAL VS CHELSEA:Chelsea here will look to throw one over Arsenal today and this will give rise to a three horse race for the crown though Chelsea are very much still in the race their performances this season are lacklusture and this win will boost their ego and confidence.Arsenal will go out there to throw away Chelsea from title contention.