" Arsenal aim to continue their impressive start to the season when they visit perennial Norwegian champions Rosenborg in their second Champions League Group E clash on Wednesday.

Rosenborg are on course to secure their 13th successive domestic title although Ola By Riise's side were heavily criticised earlier in the season after enduring an inconsistent campaign. Rosenborg's domestic domination ensures regular Champions League appearances but they often fail to reach the group stages and last season crashed out to Deportivo La Coruna in the final qualifying round. Arsenal welcomed back Sol Campbell for Saturday's hard-fought 1-0 win at mid-table Manchester City as the Gunners stretched their unbeaten run in the Premiership to 47 matches.

Arsene Wenger's side struggled to break down a resolute PSV Eindhoven side before eventually clinching a 1-0 success in their first match but know that a win in Norway will put them firmly in the driving seat in a group that already looks to be one of the weakest in the competition.

For me I think Rosenborg can get a draw, Arsenal were disappointing in their previous CL game, and I think with a home crowd behind them the Norwegians can hold the Londoners - the Gooners are still not proven in the CL away from Highbury. Go for Rosenborg +0.5 @ 2.44 with Betfair [£20 Free Bet]."

Liverpool fans should have known what was coming when you won the CL and then brought in Crouch, it's OK banging on about record point totals and the FA Cup but they were a Gerrard wonderstrike away from losing to West Ham and despite putting a decent points total up in the PL it was built on not conceding goals,marginal victories and some terrible football to boot, all this despite bringing in 24 players and outspending everyone but Chelsea.

Benitez would have been better spending all that money on fewer but better quality players imo.

Used 9/10 strikers at no little cost since he arrived and they still don't score any more goals than they did and his signings, in general, have been awfulAgree with a lot of what you say to be fair LTB, but I don't think any Liverpool fan would quibble with the job Benitez had done prior to this summer. Winning the Champions League in your first season at a new club in a new country is no mean feat, no matter how flukey anyone may write it off as, and while we were on the verge of defeat in the FA Cup Final, all that matters is that we won it.

We were, as you say, successful last season with a good points total by virtue of a solid defence - something that has completely gone to pot this season. This summer we've gone backwards with some seemingly awful purchases (Pennant, Gonzalez) but like Houllier before him, he deserves time to get things right. If we got rid of him now we'd be back to square one with a new man who'd also want to give the club a clear-out.

This weeks other Previews :

Tue Sep 28 2004 Olympiakos v Liverpool TO RUN Tue Sep 28 2004 Man Utd v Fenerbahce TO RUN Tue Sep 28 2004 Bayern Munich v Ajax TO RUN Wed Sep 29 2004 AC Milan v Celtic TO RUN Wed Sep 29 2004 Rosenborg v Arsenal TO RUN Wed Sep 29 2004 Chelsea v FC Porto TO RUN