1) Nicholas Anelka, in Bolton’s 3-1 home win over Arsenal (as mentioned yesterday)
2) Ronaldinho, long in the long teeth, but still capable of dazzling, in Barca’s 4-0 defeat of Villareal (link courtesy The Offside)
A 29th minute strike from Louis Saha off a through ball from Wayne Rooney has Manchester United in front of Chelsea, 1-0, with the 2nd half having commenced a few moments ago. While I’m enjoying FSC’s relay of the Sky Sports feed, I’m deeply troubled by the idea Lamar Hunt might not be able to watch in the hospital.
After his skull-smashing collision with Chelsea keeper Peter Cech last month, Reading’s Stephen Hunt reports that in addition to death threats and widespread press criticism, someone looked at him funny in the supermarket.