What a result! Great stuff! There really is nothing better than to see Chelsea being beaten, especially when they are realistically the only real threat in the Premiership. I don’t care what people say, Liverpool and Arsenal will not be challenging for the Premiership crown this season.

Liverpool got off to an impressive start, but have since drawn their last two matches, matches that really they could have won, had they played Torres! Why does Benitez not play him? I don’t mind, if he wants to chuck points away, as a Man United fan, I’m not going to complain, but I just don’t understand the rational. Torres is possibly one of the best finishers in the Premiership and he’s not started the last two matches.

Arsenal’s kids will lose their way at some point this season, even if they are now officially the richest club in the country thanks to their new stadium and prudent approach to buying and selling players. But I don’t see them winning it this season. Too inexperienced, and not a lot of strength in depth.

That leaves Man United and Chelsea. Well, when you lose one of the best managers in the country, one who’s respected by the players, you really can’t expect to challenge. No disrespect to Avram Grant, but I can’t see that he’s going to inspire the players the same way Mourinho did. They may get another manager in sooner rather than later, but by then I think the damage will be done. If they don’t start winning matches, they could find themselves 10 points or so adrift by christmas, which although not an impossible mountain to climb it is a very hard one.

So that means Man United will win the Prem 2007-2008. Excellent. You heard it here first!