Premier Action

Now that England have qualified for the World Cup and France and Argentina have made life miserable and complicated for themselves, we can once again turn our attention to this weekend's Premier League Action.

Buzzword of the day is "Transfer".

Chelsea having been banned for the next 2 transfer windows would definitely have to use their game against Stoke to pin point areas which they can work on building given that the squad can only now be strengthened internally with the improvement of their stars. Its actually hard to consider how much those ageing stars can improve but for others, there is marked progress and amazing talent. It'll be interested to see if Rory Delap has anything to say about another Chelsea win. Really, its to be expected.

Will Liverpool stumble against the giant slaying Burnley? With Glen Johnson on form for England, it may help shore up their defence. But success rests on the shoulders of El Nino, their spanish matador Torres to deliver the goods. I must admit that it would be hard for Liverpool to not win this one.

Arsenal face another trip to Manchester where hopes must be high from the blue-siders for Arsenal to self-destruct again. With Arshavin injured for a fortnight or so, it might prove to be an open game.

And lastly, will Darren Fletcher be the cog in a hard battling midfield where languid Huddlestone faces off with even more languid Berbatov? Its crunch time for Tottenham to live up to their billing of being the best outside the top 4 and challenge for the title. But if Manchester United has anything to say about it, it would be yet again a clash of heads between two veteran managers. On song Rooney will surely demostrate the notion of what it means to carry the club on his back like the Titan Atlas. Only in the modern football world of Red side Manchester, his name is Wayne Rooney. I'm tipping Rooney to nick it for us.

So folks, do stay tuned for an exciting weekend of football and keep your fingers crossed for the team you support.