Chelsea v Manchester United: Fernando Torres must begin firing but Sir Alex Ferguson has far better attacking choices
Chelsea require Fernando Torres firing to win quarter-last, says Alan Smith.

Sam Wallace: Rooney’s response was perfectly understandable – the wits in the stand cannot have it equally methods
I had the weekend off covering football for The Independent so the only sensible option to fill Saturday lunchtime was to head for Upton Park and join my West Ham-supporting brother in the Trevor Brooking Stand. The sun shone on east London, the Hammers went into an early two-objective lead and by fifty percent-time we knew we have been watching 1 of the pivotal video games of the title operate-in.

DALGLISH IN NO RUSH Over GERRARD
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will not be pressed into action faster than he is all set in accordance to supervisor Kenny Dalglish.