Veni, Vidi, Vici ped ea

Those were the words by which Julius Caesar succinctly described his victory in the Battle of Zela.

Of course it would be too presumptuous to compare any victory with that fought or led by Caesar.

But to have fought on the same battleground twice in four days and to have won both times, now that feat must surely be remarkable.

So hail the young machine Gunners and their elder brethrens too.

For we [OK, they] defeated, no, crushed Liverpool - in Anfield, no less – in four days with stunning machine gun performance that delivered an unbelievable tennis score of 6-3. Woohoo! And Liverpool's Tuesday evening defeat was their first time in almost 77 years [guess double seven are not so lucky after all].

Read all about those matches here and here.

Still on the subject of footie, I know it’s a bit late but better late than never. Congratulations to Canadian David Edgar who made his debut for the Magpies for scoring the tying goal against ManUre in the New Year’s Day match. Kudos to you kid!