Liverpool just waiting for Suarez to ruin it for them.

Interesting match up in the Premier League tonight - and it's only been pushed to Monday as the league wanted teams that never qualify for the Champions League!

Calm down, I want to keep my rims and tires next time I go to Liverpool.

Brendan Rodgers is going back to Swansea with his team having won 3 straight, and Daniel Sturridge scoring the solitary goal in all three of the 1-0 wins. He's back in the team after missing England duty with a 'really serious' injury as Liverpool seek their best start since 1994-95.

Swansea are a very good team and play some nice stuff under Michael Laudrup, but I think they're going to struggle to score goals as Michu won't get the space he did last year. They'll be annoyed Kolo toure is out tonight, as he guarantees you at least one chance a game.

 And don't forget, it's not long until a certain Mr. Luis Suarez is back.

Is the season already over? Perspective people.

Arsenal and Spurs are first and second, Barcelona, Athleico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Napoli still have 100% winning starts to the season. I'm sure fans of those teams want the season to end now (maybe not Spurs fans finishing behind Arsenal), but let's have some perspective.

Just because Real Madrid spent a billion euros (or whatever it was) on Gareth Bale, then failed to win the next game, doesn't mean they are suddenly awful. Even though Newcastle won and Man City didn't, it doesn't mean the Geordies are now title contenders. West Ham haven't scored for 3 games, yet it doesn't mean they never will again - not sure on that point actually, it could be Christmas before Kevin Nolan decides he needs some goal bonus money to buy an extra turkey or two.

Although we are about a tenth of the way through the season already, let's get some perspective. Teams are still forming, players are getting used to each other and managers are trying to find the right system. It doesn't mean a manager won't get sacked before the end of September - that's just football.

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Neymar grabbed another assist for Barcelona as they made it 14 goals in 4 games. Critiano Ronaldo signed a new contract as he didn't think 50 million euros a year was enough to pay for his spray tans and hair cream. Rafa Benitez is killing it in Italy - there is a real chance we'll never have to watch him play chess on a BBC Football interview again. The Derby d'Italia finished 1-1, with Inter looking a much better team than they did last year. Dortmund won 6-2 with Lewandowski looking back to his best - Pep is going to have a tough time at Bayern Munich. It's not that his team aren't one of the best in Europe, it's just impossible to really improve on what they did last season.

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Oh, and Falcao scored again as Monaco remain top of Ligue Un.

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In other news, Kaka is already injured....bet he wishes he had a pal like Dani Alves, who apparently offered Eric Abidal part of his liver to aid his recovery....Mario Gomez is out injured again, those 2 yard tap-ins are going to miss him. 

Could Lee Cattermole be unleashed on Ashley Young?

He's a cheat. We know it, his manager knows it, and I'm pretty sure he knows it.

No, I'm not talking about when he tweeted pictures of his junk when on England duty, I'm talking about the consistent diving to try and win penalties and get people sent off.

Ashy Young had already been booked for diving against Crystal Palace on Saturday when he went down again under minimal contact. It may have been a foul and possibly even a penalty (although I think it was outside the box), but the issue is the way he plays for them.

Clicking your heels, flicking your legs up in the air and rolling perfectly to catch the referee's eye as you come down isn't something you do on the fly.

He practices cheating, it's the only way he can produce the same trip, flip and landing so effortlessly.

No, he's not the only one, but it got a man sent off, effectively won the game and even his manager knows he's doing it. Fine him, ban him, or get someone like Lee Cattermole to properly smash him.

Fans everywhere know it's Monday

This image is from Burkina Faso against Ethiopia - maybe not a game that will long in the memory, but it does always remind me that it's Monday.

Sunday Funday

Watch out, the sniper is coming for you....

When you're through on goal and playing mind games with the keeper, don't forget there could be a sniper with you in his sights.

You're giving our game a bad name - and Marky Mark is after you!

The most excited football fan ever?

Maybe it's the new signings, or the fact that it's not boring International week anymore, but this fan is really excited about this weekend's action.

It could be from Gareth Bale's unveiling, Mesut Ozil's first shirt signing or maybe even at Hull's Friday training session - who knows, but this fan is ready to go.

The other Willian rolling with Cruzeiro

A Raposa is top of the table and seeks a seventh win in a row

Willian--no, not the one that was just picked up by The Special One over in London, the other one with Cruzeiro--had a brace against Goias Wednesday to give the current leaders (43 points) a sixth consecutive victory, entering the 21st round of the Brazilian championship.

The club hosts fourth-placed Atletico Paranaense (35) tomorrow and are riding an 18-match win streak at home in the Mineirao stadium.

Meanwhile, down south from Belo Horizonte near the coast, living geezer legend Clarence Seedorf and his second-placed side Botafogo side (39) will be away to Santos (28), a difficult but not impossible task to snatch three points. 

If all goes well for Cruzeiro and Botafogo this weekend, then it should be a cracker of a match between these two on Wednesday at the Mineirao.