to follow...there were unconfirmed media claims on Friday evening that Michael Owen had been dropped from Newcastle's starting XI following a fallout with coaches Chris Hughton and Colin Calderwood. The Daily Mail also claim that Martins will play up front his own, which hardly fits with Hughton's earlier vows to attack the Gunners...
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has been handed a £30m war chest along with his new five-year contract, according to reports in the UK press.
Reds co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett have promised to hand Benitez £20m on top of the £12m recouped by selling Anfield flop Robbie Keane back to Tottenham Hotspur and he is free to spend it all on transfers this summer.