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By Caroline Cheese
1222: Nothing like a good pun to start the day. I only wish my own day hadn’t started with the following horror from my boss. MY BOSS! "With Van Persie out, I wonder who will play centre forward for Arsenal today Pla-centa forward…"From Chris, Basingstoke, via text on 81111: "Interesting game today, Wright-Phillips and the Liverpool left back should Insua an interesting battle…"1219: And Mark Hughes said this: "There is a demand on Liverpool. They are expected to be successful. That has been there for decades. There is a fear of failure in the sense of not allowing themselves to think of the consequences of losing games."1215: Now, because of Henry’s careless hands, we’ve had hardly any build-up to this weekend’s action. So let’s start now. Benitez said this: "This is a big game, an important game. But then all Liverpool games are important. But this could be described as a make-or-break game for our season."BBC Sport’s Phil McNulty at Anfield: "Steven Gerrard is fit and well to take his place in Liverpool’s starting line-up, but no Glen Johnson - despite undergoing the new placenta treatment that is currently all the rage. Albert Riera and Yossi Benayoun are both on the bench, despite being expected to be out for another fortnight with hamstring injuries. Alberto Aquilani still only a substitute. Carlos Tevez is on the bench for Manchester City, along with Roque Santa Cruz, and still no sign of Robinho."1205: Liverpool v Man City
Liverpool: Reina, Carragher, Skrtel, Agger, Insua, Mascherano, Lucas, Kuyt, Gerrard, Babel, Ngog. Subs: Cavalieri, Aquilani, Riera, Aurelio, Benayoun, Kyrgiakos, El Zhar.
Man City: Given, Zabaleta, Toure, Lescott, Bridge, De Jong, Barry, Wright-Phillips, Ireland, Bellamy, Adebayor. Subs: Taylor, Onuoha, Johnson, Santa Cruz, Tevez, Kompany, Weiss.
1200: Is it me, or does it seem like flippin’ aaaaaaaages since the last lot of Premier League games It’s all been handballs and horse placenta and, erm,hadron colliders.A little bit of Liverpool v Man City ought to sort that out.