Of course, it is completely his choice. No-one can second guess Wayne Bridge's emotions over the small matter of John Terry having had an affair with his ex-partner (and it may or may not be worth pointing out that Bridge had spolit from Vanessa Perroncel three months before Terry's dalliance with her began) but if he feels that it would be inappropriate for him to be in the England squad for the World Cup finals this summer, then he should be left to get on with it.

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The returning captain - and my man of the match - on today's victory:

"It was an important win for us. If we want to be in the top four then we know that we need to win these kind of games. This League is really tough - it doesn't matter who you play, you have to raise your game and try your hardest to win.

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Another typically ‘ok, but not great' performance by the Champions saw us defeat a gutsy Burnley side 3-0, with Berbs, Rooney and new boy Diouf finding the net on a routinely humble afternoon at OT.

As usual, we made it difficult for ourselves, especially as the away side threatened surprisingly well and had a few decent efforts that could have, and probably should have, punished us for our lack of concentration.

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For me, there is only one English goalkeeper that can be England's number one for South Africa next summer and that man is Paul Robinson. After being so badly treated at Tottenham under Juande Ramos and unfairly blamed for giving away a soft goal for England against Croatia, Robinson has finally got back to his best.

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Highlights and an interview with Arsene Wenger below.

I am still walking on air following our demolition of Spurs yesterday. With a glorious 3-nil victory at the Emirates we were able to put some breathing space between us and the four clubs trailing us at the moment.

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According to Arsene Wenger, we could have easily scored more yesterday if in some occasions players opted to be less selfish and worked "collectively" as he put it. I would also add the lack of concentration ... Click to continue reading...

According to Arsene Wenger, we could have easily scored more yesterday if in some occasions players opted to be less selfish and worked "collectively" as he put it. I would also add the lack of concentration ...

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A player who has come in for some unwarranted criticism in recent days who has already shown himself to be a good value Anfield signing.

There has been a lot said about Glen Johnson in the press and by pundits and supposed 'experts' in recent days and I have to say I am dumbfounded by anyone who believes that the former Chelsea and West Ham man is anything other than one of the best right backs in the World right now.

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Hamburg shook off their early season funk and tore apart Dortmund at the Nordbank Arena. It was the 4th straight victory for the Dinosaurs at home against BVB. A series of early goals seemed to settle the match by the 12th minute. Guy Demel pushed the first over the line after a massive keeper error in the 4th.

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Fulham started off their 2009/10 campaign in winning fashion as they brushed aside a Portsmouth team still in turmoil.

Lady luck shone on Roy Hodgson's side as a Clint Dempsey's shot took a heavy deflection off Bobby Zamora and went straight into the back of the net in the 13th minute. A goal that even Hodgson himself admitted was ‘fortuitous' proved to be the perfect start for a rejuvenated Fulham who are aiming to better their 9th place finish last season.

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I'm pretty sure that Graham Westley's idea of a good start to the new season wasn't drawing at home against newly promoted Tamworth. It was a poor game and a poor result which will hardly help bring back the 2130 supporters that turned up at Broadhall Way yesterday afternoon.

Surprisingly Mitchell Cole returned to the squad and was named on the bench.

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There is just one game left of Manchester United's preparation for the new season, there are many positives to take out as the pre-season has shown, so far, that Michael Owen looks like a good bit of business, the team has the ability to gel and score goals in the absence of Ronaldo and Tevez and exciting signs of improvements by both Nani and Dimitar Berbatov.

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Will the Baggies bounce back?

The predicted great escape was sadly not to be for West Bromwich Albion, a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool condemned Tony Mowbray's side to life in the Championship. It seemed a late run of form was going to provide the springboard for the Baggies to perform another miraculous feat, ala 2007, but it was too little too late for them as relegation was confirmed on Sunday.

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