Yes, seems Drogba has won this particular encounter with Fernando Torres, with a mixture of some simple close-range play which saw him at menacing best but Drogba spent too much time reverting to his bad old ways, throwing himself to the ground, and staying there, even though contact had been minimal at best, ultimately subduing Torroes, when he did stay on his feet he is, as always, a huge threat.

Arsene Wenger has entered his era as the longest-serving Arsenal boss celebrating 13 years in charge of the club midweek, his influence on the Gunners were evident and on dispaly as they put on a masterclass of attacking brilliance and creativity, after the match on Sunday Wenger said "Our culture is about going forward and scoring goals you saw that again, the whole team goes forward and we can score goals from everywhere, their keeper made some fantastic saves but we scored great goals, this Arsenal team can go as far as they want, they have fantastic potential, there are some amazing teams to compare them with and we still have it all to do of course, but the spirit and attitude is there?.

He certainly has the supporter vote there.

I think this season is going to produce some surprises maybe from Redknapps Spurs, although It concluded a strange week for Redknapp, who was forced to deny bizarre stories he was about to quit as Tottenham boss after bookmakers had slashed the odds on him leaving White Hart Lane from 50-1 to evens.

Sir Alex is always fun to watch when he is on the back foot, the antic?s on the touchline was vintage Fergie..!