Good morning all. The Premier League table looked a lot nicer before yesterday's games which saw Chelsea thrash Everton and Man Utd beat Man City. It means there's now 5 points to fifth, and 8 points to fourth. Still not ridiculous margins, but more difficult. I also worry that with a trip to Manchester on Wednesday, we'll be facing a wounded animal, a City side that will be extra motivated to bounce back from a derby defeat – something which always stings. There will be plenty more to say about that game, the return of Mikel Arteta to his former club, him versus Pep, and all that over the coming days, and we'll do that here and on Arseblog News. In the meantime, some snippets of blog...
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