Chelsea vs Liverpol, Man Utd vs Arsenal, Hooray For Non-Geographic Rivalries

Filed in archive Premiership 2006/7 on September 16, 2006

Huge Sunday for the Premiership tomorrow. First it's Chelsea vs Liverpool, then you've got 45 minutes to catch your breath before Man Utd vs Arsenal.

What I love about these games is that thanks to recent history they've got all the passion of local derbies, with none of the geographic proximity.

Chelsea and Liverpool meet for what seems like the millionth time in the last three seasons. The rivalry stems more or less from Luis Garcia's was-it-over-the-line-well-the-ref-says-it-was Champions League semi-final goal, and Chelsea's less that graceful response. Mourinho isn't promising any handshakes this time either.

"With the handshake, it depends," he said. "If it is not with feeling and is just for the camera, then I'm not ready for that."

We'll see what happens.

Later, old foes Fergie and Wenger lock horns once more with Fergie's men looking in better shape, especially as Arsenal may be without the injured Thierry Henry.

Chelsea vs Liverpool is a 1:30 p.m. kick off in England, live on Sky Sports 1. In the USA it's 8:30 a.m. Eastern, live on Setanta.

Man Utd vs Arsenal is a 4 p.m. kick off in England, also live on Sky Sports 1. Across the Atlantic it's 11 a.m., live on fox soccer channel.

Meanwhile, Portsmouth sit on top of the Premier League tonight, and they still haven't conceded a goal.