Andre Marriner, hang your head in shame 1. Blackburn managed to save a late point at Wigan, but in doing so probably meant Steve Kean keeps his job for another week. So the big question for Rovers' fans is would you rather have lost and him go? 2. It showed the lack of quality in [...]

International matches are proving a bona-fide bane to Liverpool. It has been so since the Benitez days. Charlie Adam came back from Scotland international duty with a slight injury concern. That clearly hampered his performance at the Britannia last weekend. Even the hardworking Dirk Kuyt looked very lethargic and contributed little at Stoke.

Take all of Arsenal's weaknesses and put them in a blender. The result will not be very different from what we saw at the Britannia Stadium on an eminently forgettable day.

As I'd feared, Arsene started with Arshavin on the left. It was a bad mistake. The way Stoke are set up, having Arshavin and Walcott on the wings adds to redundancy in attack and leaves the defence vulnerable.

Ryan Shawcross, Tony Pulis, Stoke City... These names are more than enough to get the blood boiling.

It will be a tough challenge for the Gunners, especially young Ramsey, when Arsenal visit the Britannia Stadium for the first time after that horrific injury. But if the players can show anything remotely resembling the mental strength that helped them win that game, I'm confident we can add to the four successive league wins against the Potters.