da spicy bet: Roberto Mancini is furious with the fixture pile-up City are facing in the coming weeks. The Italian is particularly disappointed that Liverpool have an extra 48hrs to prepare for their match in the coming week, due to TV scheduling.
da betcris: Elsewhere in the news Villas-Boas concedes the title race; Adebayor vows to keep laughing, while Arsenal’s fringe men poised for leading roles.
Mancini angry with fixture pile-up – Guardian
Chelsea are out of the title race admits Villas-Boas – Mirror
Jose Mourinho reiterates desire to return to England – Independent
Torres’s swagger refuses to return – Guardian
Wenger predicts 2012 will be the Year of the Ox – Mirror
Adebayor vows to keep laughing – Guardian
Harry: We need a mega signing – Sun
Sir Alex on alert as Inter look to sell Sneijder – Daily Mail
Kaka given all-clear for £22m Chelsea move – Mirror
City strikers to blame for United catching us – Kompany – Mirror
[ad_pod id=’unruly-2′ align=’left’]