Almeria on TV this evening

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Aye, well spotted there.
I wasn't complaining; The Rowdies get plenty of coverage on the Beeb, especially from the insightful Mr Green who never misses an opportunity to discuss their dreadful manager, cheating players or ugly, vitriolic supporters. I must admit to wriggling with pleasure watching Hansen praise Uniteds' attacking flair whilst trying not to look like a man who has thrown up in his mouth and is trying manfully to swallow it.

I only wish the article links were an April Fool gag.
They both appeared on the BBC Sport homepage yesterday. Read the Hansen article, a well-reasoned argument for the Scousers to advance in the Champions League. Here's a couple of unabridged samples:

Liverpool will get men behind the ball at Arsenal and they will be delighted the second leg is at Anfield, where the crowd* will be such a factor.

I expect this to be a very tight affair, more of a slog than pretty football. The away goal is more important now than when I played, in fact, it is hugely important, but make no mistake, if you offered Benitez 0-0 now he would bite your hand off.

*Ah, those 'Special European Nights' at Anfield! Much nicer for the players as during the special European away nights their homes are ransacked by the locals.

Liverpool are my favourites to go through because the Champions League really seems to suit them. It is a more cautious, tactical approach and they have a cautious manager in Rafael Benitez.

This is not in any way a negative comment about Benitez. He simply has a way of playing that suits the Champions League, as Liverpool's recent record in the competition proves, and that is good management.

That sort of stuff might get Alan Sugars' pulse racing but it doesn't do much for me I'm afraid. The Rowdies may yet fall short on all fronts but they'll do so trying to play thrilling attacking football. It'll never cease to amaze me what unstilting support Liverpool get in the media when the fare they serve up week in, week out is, Torres aside, as dull as dishwater.