Grand Slam Sunday !!

With eight matches to go, there is no clear indication where the BPL title is heading to … though the destiny of the title seems to be in Man Utd’s hands … Chelsea’s resurgence was halted at White Hart Lane by some slack defending .. Arsenal’s title run has also been somewhat disrupted by Eduardo’s broken ankle and Adebayor’s loss of form  … Liverpool’s title run ?? …to be honest, they were never in it at all, right from the beginning !!!

Manchester Utd vs Liverpool

Man Utd were in good form recently until the FA Cup loss to Portsmouth at home. How they lost that game is still a mystery !! Goals have dried up a bit lately though they are creating a lot of chances in recent games.

Expect the attacking trio of Ronaldo, Rooney and Tevez being unleashed against a Liverpool defence which will miss Daniel Agger. Carragher and Skertel (or Hyppia) will have a tough time against United’s dangerous trio.

United might have to do without Ferdinand as he has not recovered from his back injury. Wes Brown might partner Vidic at the center of defence with Evra and O’Shea slotting in the full-back roles. Anderson did a reasonable job in shutting out Gerrard in the last meeting at Anfield and he would be doing the same in this game.

Liverpool will depend heavily on Torres and Gerrard to score goals against a very mean Man Utd (only 5 goals let in at Old Trafford this season). Liverpool have also scored fewer goals away from home this season (only 17 goals), with Man City and West Ham scoring fewer goals than Liverpool in the top 10.

It’s gonna be tough game but with the high stakes, Man Utd will prevail. A draw is not good for Liverpool but you never know what Rafa Benitez is thinking.

Prediction : Man Utd to win it 2-1.

Chelsea vs Arsenal

Another London derby for Chelsea though this one is at home. Avram Grant against the Big Four is very poor and that is set to continue. Chelsea’s home record is unbelievable but that record was possible due Jose Mouriho !! .. All good things should come to an end and this game could see an end to that record.

However, Arsenal are not in great form either with four successive League draws .. though the win against AC Milan at San Siro is sandwiched between those four draws, the gunners are finding it hard to win. The loss of Eduardo has meant that Adebayor and Bendtner will spearhead the attack, with a lot of concerns arising from Emirates with the loss of form of Adebayor (the so called ‘Samson’ effect).

This game looks like a draw from the onset and only a moment of brilliance (or error) can change that !!

Prediction : Draw game !!