i have always scratched my head as to how stevie G does­ not usually take more than ten days to two weeks to­ recover from all types of injury (since the bad days­ under gerard houlier when he was always injured),­ whereas other players tend to take months out for­ similar injuries. I really would like to know why the­ arsenal players take so long to recover from even the­ most trivial injuries, a groin is usually four to six­ weeks unlike ten days for gerard and, a hamstring takes­ any number of months for our players, unlike gerard and­ rooney who only last ten days. I thought our players­ are younger as well and should therefore heal quicker­ or, are they just wrapped in cotton wool at arsenal all­ the time?

Gerrard still out along with suspended Mascherano.­ Seeing as Aquilani may only figure as a sub, you can­ imagine what a powerhouse midfield we'll have­ playing then! While defenders Andrea Dossena and­ Sotirios Kyrgiakos could both figure having recovered­ from injuries...oh joy, well that makes me feel better­ then. NOT! Just watch the enormous gulf in class­ between Arsenal's kids and Liverpool's B team.­ And to top it off, you can almost guarantee that Rafa­ will leave Torres out too! Can't wait to see­ Voronin in action again (yes, I'm being sarcastic!)