Comment & analysis round-up

Quote of the day: “This is the worst ­Arsenal team I have seen in my time watching football. There is a lack of desire and a lack of ­passion.” – Roy Keane.

Runner-up: “No, not at all. It’s not up to me to decide that. You have to ask that question to the right person. [On whether he will be sacked if Chelsea lose to Napoli.] …We had opportunities to win the game but it’s never good when you draw at home to a Championship team. It’s a poor result.” – Andre Villas-Boas.

Today’s top stories

Arsenal to get Guardiola or splash the cash to end 7 years without a trophy

Guardiola ready to replace Wenger as Arsenal plan to move manager upstairs (Bob Cass, Mail on Sunday) “Arsenal are also aware that there is likely to be a limited window in which they could lure Guardiola from Barcelona, while his contract situation there remains uncertain. The highly-regarded 41-year-old coach will be a free agent at the end of the season and refuses to rule out a move despite pressure from the European champions to sign a new deal.”

Arsenal’s trophy wait goes on as Wenger sits on £57m transfer kitty (Steve Stammers, Sunday Mirror)

Arsenal set to smash wage cap to keep RVP – and attract new star signings (Steve Stammers, Sunday Mirror)

How much longer can Arsène Wenger be offered the benefit of the doubt? (Daniel Taylor, Observer)

Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger has a huge mess to clear up after tame FA Cup defeat to Sunderland (Jim white, Sunday Telegraph)

Didier Drogba gives the Chelsea half-time teamtalk

It’s time to start praying, Andre! AVB on the brink as Drogba takes over team talk (Mark Ryan, Mail on Sunday)

Andre Villas-Boas needs new ideas fast or he will become merely an expensive footnote in Chelsea’s history (Henry Winter, Sunday Telegraph) “This draw felt like a loss to Chelsea and definitely a further ebbing of Villas-Boas’s credibility. Only time will tell whether the Portuguese is out of his depth, and that may not be too long if Chelsea continue to falter and splinter. At the very least, the absence of real imagination and tempo should alarm everyone at the Bridge. As the final whistle sounded and a ripple of boos rolled briefly around the ground, the cameras immediately scanned the smart seats for Chelsea’s power brokers, checking for grimaces.”

 AVB must make his move… before Roman makes HIS! (Gary Neville, Mail on Sunday)

The only question for Chelsea now is who will go first? Torres or AVB? (Andy Dunn, Sunday Mirror)

André Villas-Boas strikes a sorry figure as Chelsea stumble in FA Cup (Amy Lawrence, Observer)

Harry Redknapp for England

Everyone who’s had the England job has ended up getting slaughtered… but someone has to be manager, says Harry Redknapp (Malcolm Folley, Mail on Sunday)

It’s time, gentlemen please… (James Corrigan, Independent on Sunday)

Tottenham ready to rebuff FA in battle to hold on to their manager Harry Redknapp (Duncan White, Sunday Telegraph)

Gossip

Chelsea plot £14m move for 17-year-old Liverpool target Lazar Markovic (Alan Nixon, People)

Modric keen on Man United switch (Steve Bates, The People)

Sunday Specials

UAE Pro-League struggles to grow roots in desert despite Maradona (Barney Ronay, Observer)

Said & Done (David Hills, Observer)

We get the sack because chairmen don’t really know about the game (Ian Holloway, Independent on Sunday)