"Leeds Ace Lashes Fergie" screamed the headline on ITV's teletext last week. Eh? Apparently Leeds "ace" striker Alan Smith had a right go at Alex Ferguson over his dodgy tactics this season, commenting that "with goals being conceded at an unprecedented rate and Laurent Blanc looking far from sure under pressure, a feeling exists that Ferguson has made a rare error of judgment"."

"The French veteran has not lent a new dimension to the side by surging forward in possession, neither has he plugged the few gaps that previously existed at the back. On the contrary, his introduction has added a certain amount of confusion, rendering the champions more vulnerable to pace on the counter-attack," he continued.

Those of you who know Leeds' Alan Smith will be surprised by the eloquence of this outburst. Truth is, no one was more surprised than Smith - not least because the eloquent outburst came from the mouth of former Arsenal striker Alan Smith, now a columnist with the Daily Telegraph. Oops.