Triple threat for the Premier League title

Last season saw a two-horse race for the title between Sir Alex Ferguson and Roberto Mancini, which ultimately ended in a photo finish as Manchester City scored a last gasp winner to snatch the Premier League crown on goal difference.

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Premier League Betting: Build your Accumulator

The Premier League returns this weekend after a break for the Champions League and Europa League. Here are our selections for each fixture.

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Benitez's big test

It's all done and dusted now, there's nothing Chelsea fans can do about it anymore, whether they like it or not Rafael Benitez is here to stay.

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City will have to wait... again

They didn’t exactly crash out of the competition, but after their game against Borussia Dortmund next month Manchester City will no longer be competing in this season’s Champions League.

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A slice of MotD

A quick apology for the late arrival of this week's Slice of Motd. This writer was not in England over the weekend and therefore could not weigh in with his verdict on this past weekend's Match of the Day.

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Nothing wrong with embracing the bench

A goal down with the clock ticking at the Hawthornes earlier in the season, Roberto Mancini turned to his substitute striker Edin Dzeko and handed to him the responsibility of dragging his side out of the mire

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Champions League Betting: Back Celtic and Manchester City

The Champions League returns this week with some mouth watering ties and European dreams hanging in the balance. Celtic are underdogs once again at 7/1 with BetVictor to win away in Benfica following their 2-1 home win over Barcelona which means they are second in the group.

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The curious case of AVB

3 months into the Premier League campaign and the Spurs’ faithful are finding it hard to work out their new leader.

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Joe Hart to prove himself again

After being caught out a couple of times during England’s midweek friendly in Sweden, Joe Hart will be looking to prove once again why he is considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world.

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How far can the Hammers go?

Fancied to win the Championship title for much of last season, West Ham ultimately had to fight their way through the play-offs to achieve promotion straight back to the Premier League.

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Mancini - he comes from Itlay, he manages Man City

There are some managers I absolutely loathe. Phil Brown, when he was managing Hull, was one of those men and I'm not too fond of Mark Huhges either. Alan Pardew is very dull and we all get a bit peeved off with the amount Sir Alex Ferguson chews down on that bloody gum.

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Joe Hart isn’t the world’s best ‘keeper

When it comes to listing great goalkeepers in the world of football at present, the likes of Iker Casillas, Manuel Neuer and Gianluigi Buffon all spring to mind.

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Leave two-job Nev alone Carlos

Carlos Tevez revealed recently in an interview that he can’t believe that Gary Neville can be allowed to coach the England national side and still work for Sky Sports as a pundit.

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The Germans are coming

For a while the Bundesliga was the butt of all European football jokes. One of the main reasons cited was because Bayern Munich snapped up six Bundesliga titles between 2000-2010, cementing their position as Germany's most successful club team. 

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That Marco Reus (Video)

How about that Marco Reus eh? Not bad for a 23 year old, I know. There is a reason that Borussia Dortmund paid 18 million euros for the man's services and his impressive showings already in not only the Bundesliga and the Champions League make it look like money well spent.

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