There was a touch of King Lear about Gordon Strachan as the Celtic manager raged against the elements - in this case, the gales and rain that scoured the west of Scotland and made outdoor training purgatorial.
Without naming names, Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan effectively attributed the club's current travails to predecessor Sam Allardyce by claiming that he inherited a squad chronically short on confidence as well as match-fitness.
Have Arsenal reached the point when their season may just implode on them? The game against a very confident Aston Villa may be a defining moment, writes Graham Taylor.
Diplomacy rather than controversy has been the hallmark of Avram Grant as Chelsea manager, but in a dramatic change of style, the “normal one” has launched an extraordinary attack.
It seems to me that the only way Liverpool can move forward is through a change of ownership, says Steve McManaman.
As Eduardo began his lengthy recuperation following a career-threatening injury, Arsene Wenger claimed that Arsenal are becoming the chief target for intimidation.
Do any of us really know what is happening at Newcastle United? More to the point do Newcastle themselves know what is happening, writes Graham Taylor.
Sixties players take to the stage to salute a class act writes Andrew Collomosse.
After Steven Gerrard's outburst at Liverpool's continuing failure to challenge for the championship brought his future once again into question, the news that Javier Mascherano had committed himself to the club might go some way to dampening his anger.
Louis Saha is in contention to make his first Premier League start this year against his former club at Craven Cottage as United aim to maintain the pressure on the faltering leaders Arsenal.
