We all know journalists are specialists at taking a quote and then creating a story out of it, generally missing the whole point (perhaps deliberately). But sometimes, the contradictions are just too blatent. Check out the Mail's preview of the Arsenal-Spurs tie:

The bad news for the Tottenham skipper is that Arsene Wenger is set to abandon his policy of fielding his reserves and play a near full-strength team in tonight's Carling Cup semi-final second leg at White Hart Lane.

Really? That would be against everything Wenger's said, so I wonder if they've got any quotes to back that up? Scroll down a little, and you find Wenger's comments:

"I will rotate the squad which means those that didn't play on Saturday will play at Tottenham. I will put the younger players out and have experienced ones on the bench because the squad has been reduced. On the bench you might find a high number of Premier League players."

So not a 'near full-strength team' at all, then. Glad we've cleared that up.

So here we are again - for the fourth time this season, Arsenal and Spurs will square off against each other, with the familiar build up focusing on our impressive record against the old enemy over the years.

Tonight is something different though, because Spurs go into the second leg of the Carling Cup semi as favourites, based on both the first leg draw, and the confirmation that Wenger will, for the most part, stick to the same youngsters that have brought us this far.

There are exceptions - with Toure in Ghana, Djourou already out, and now Senderos injured, Gallas steps in as the only remaining centre back, to partnered by one of Hoyte or Sagna, probably the former.

With Song also at the African Cup of Nations, and Diarra now departed, there are a couple of spaces for more experienced players, and Wenger has suggested that he'll line the bench with game changing options, not a bad plan given that he may not field the first choice eleven in the FA Cup this weekend either.

I have to say I've been predicting we'd lose this one for a while. The recall of Gallas should at least make our defence less shaky - two weeks ago Spurs were waltzing through, but we'll need to pose more of a threat going forward this time.

There are questions - can the kids prove themselves again? Are Spurs able to get past their mental block? Personally, I can see it going to extra time, but us getting edged out. Of course, Spurs would celebrate that like they'd won the league, but that just shows the gap between the clubs is as big as it has ever been.

Either way, it should be a fun tie, with the pressure and the expectation off their shoulders for once. A win would be utterly fantastic, but even an honourable defeat would be acceptable.

My heart says Walcott will answer his critics with a brace. My head says a 2-1 defeat.

Liverpool's fans are on the warpath again, and their anger is directed firmly towards the club's owners, Tom Hicks and George Gillett, while their support for Rafa Benitez remains firm.

Can I just ask one simple question - why?

Yes, Benitez has won the Champions League, and yes, he clearly understands cup competitions, of the European variety particularly. But he doesn't understand the Premiership, and he's in his fifth season in England now. Liverpool are not progressing, in fact they are back to where they began under him - hoping for European success to distract them from a battle with Everton for fourth place.

Financially, he has been well backed - although his sales raised some money in the summer, he splashed out an absolute fortune on new players, notably Torres (costing more than twice as much as anyone in Arsenal's squad). Following that, he then claims he isn't being backed in the market. Really?

He made a similar complaint last season, after he'd seen his young side demolished 6-3 in the Carling Cup, by none other than our kids, coming out after the game saying that he couldn't spend the couple of million it took to sign those young players. There was no irony in his voice, despite the fact that only months earlier he had spent 14m on Craig Bellamy and Jermaine Pennant, while Kuyt took that summer's spending over 20m on average players.

Liverpool are not going to be Premiership challengers under Benitez - he has revamped the squad and got precisely nowhere. This is not a team in transition - they haven't won the league in eighteen years and have barely ever come close. There are no peaks and troughs, and it is only his cup record saving him.

But they are out of the Carling Cup, they scraped through the Champions League, and are miles off the pace in the league. If Inter Milan bring their Serie A form to Anfield their European adventure won't last much longer either.

And then what?

And a note to Steve Gerrard - you can't blame your team's poor performances on the board room unrest. You've been consistently dropping points all season, winning just four of eleven home games. This isn't a new occurrence. Arsenal, Chelsea and United have all gone to Anfield and come away with a result.

The longer the fans step back and back Benitez, the longer this will go on. He has spent a fortune, and only brought European success. Admirable though that is, it is all they will get.