On the blogs: What the fans say
So overall we can be happy with the way we played, they [Burnley] really didn't offer much as an attacking threat and in terms of a warm-up for Roma on Wednesday it's sure to be a good confidence boost. There were some positive individual performances. That was probably the best game Alex Song has ever had for Arsenal and it's good to see. All the same I'd like to see more of that from him and against better opposition.
Chelsea: thechelseablog.org – FA strike it lucky
I love the way these cup draws conveniently turn out. No disrespect to Everton or Hull City, but the chances of either a Arsenal/Chelsea v United final has to be pretty high now and yet again it couldn't have worked out better for the FA.
Fulham: followingthefulham.wordpress.com – United hand out a footballing lesson
What can you say about that? According to the Collins English Dictionary, the word contest' means: a formal match in which two or more people/teams compete and attempt to win. Yesterday's match didn't even come close to that definition.
It was more of a footballing masterclass by an unbelievably powerful Manchester United side, that played the entire second half without Rio Ferdinand and didn't even think it was necessary to bring Berbatov or Ronaldo to London.
Spurs: whitehartpain.com – Palacios and Keane make the difference
What a difference a Keane makes eh? The best result I could see us getting yesterday was a draw, but when we went 1-0 down so early, I thought Sunderland were likely to sit on it and make it very hard for us to score. That they did but the lads didn't roll over or lose concentration as they had been doing in most away games this season.
If you look at our games at Bolton, Wigan, West Brom and Newcastle, we were an easy touch. With [Wilson] Palacios and particularly Robbie Keane in the mix, we are a totally different proposition away from the Lane as the performances at Hull and Sunderland demonstrate.
