Any competition that gets us more 'Ansome 'Arry 'Oudini, I will support(Do you hear that Big Brother?). As this picture proves, Redknapp is the defending champion, with his former club. And the fact that Tottenham played Manchester United was quite enjoyable(especially since they're playing in the Carling Cup Final as well). During the week Redknapp repeatedly insinuated that the players in his squad were not his choice, and Tottenham's bidding on every fit attacking player belies the point. With the game at Old Trafford, and Gareth Bale starting, the Red Devils were heavy favorites. So it was rather a shock when Roman Pavlyuchenko headed Spurs in front in the fifth minute. 
The Russian(who Redknapp doesn't seem to rate highly) took advantage of Man U's defensive problems. For anybody who doesn't know, Man U has twin Brazilian wingbacks, Fabio and Rafael. Rafael(like Ferdinand, Brown, Evra and Johnny Evans) is currently injured, but Fabio started at left back and spent a good deal of the game in Tottenham's half. Vidic and Neville settled down after their early failure to mark Pavlyuchenko, and the United back line and Ben Foster looked a lot more comfortable as the game progressed. At the other end of the pitch, Michael Carrick(former Spur) controlled the game wonderfully. Thanks to his pass and a heavy deflection, Scholes leveled in the 35th minute. Less than a minute later he floated one in to Berbatov(former Spur) and United won the day 2-1.
There weren't many upsets over the weekend, but a couple of draws. Defending champions Portsmouth were knocked out by Swansea City, 2-0. Doncaster held Aston Villa to a 0-0 draw, in a game where the goal posts earned their keep. Arsenal were held to a 0-0 draw thanks to some impressive goal keeping. For the second time in a week, Everton held Liverpool to a 1-1 draw at Anfield. Liverpool refuses to mark Tim Cahill, which is rather foolish. This means that Fellaini will actually get a chance to play against Liverpool for the first time this season, unless he gets another suspension in the mean time(I wouldn't be surprised). The other big news was Hull's 2-0 defeat of Millwall, with the Millwall fans rioting. They tore up seats, pelted the Hull supporters, and destroyed lavatories and concession stands. It's rather shocking to see this behavior in this day and age, and the police and FA are both getting involved.
