Chants of the week

"Chim chiminy, chim chiminy, chim chim cheroo, who needs Anelka when we've got Kanu?"

"Chim chiminy, chim chiminy, chim chim cheroo, who needs Anelka when we've got Kanu?"

- Arsenal fans serenade the scorer of their late winner against Watford on Saturday. "He's big, he's black, He's had a heart attack, Nwanko Kanu, Nwanko Kanu."

- The same Arsenal fans with a slightly less tasteful tribute to the man who needed surgery to fix a deformed heart valve.

Pick Of The Week: Football On TV

Monday: Liverpool v Everton, Sky Sports 1, 8.0.

Tuesday: Chelsea v Galatasaray, Network Two, 7.45.

Wednesday: Manchester United v Marseille, UTV 7.45; Barcelona v Arsenal, Network Two, 7.45.

Sunday: Chelsea v Manchester United, Sky Sports 1, 4.0.

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