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Betfair's top dog sniffs around the truth behind the latest tabloid tales.

• Cruft's champion - Top stories that can dominate the news agenda
• Pedigree chum - Insights that tell you something you don't know
• Dog's dinner - Speculation, guesswork, or ideas that just don't come off

Top Dog says:

Dirk Kuyt and Steven Gerrard got the late goals that give Liverpool favourites to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. There's pages of match reports - but the more worrying piece for Anfield fans, and their owners, is in two sentences at the bottom of Charlie Sale's excellent Agenda column in the Daily Mail. Chelsea are about to report annual turnover of £200million, up with Manchester United and Arsenal and way in front of Liverpool. Sale asks the question: Is the big four becoming a big three? Rafa's reds remain [1.69] to finish in the Champions League places, but [13.0] to go above fourth.

Cruft's:

Daily Mail - Ramos putting Robbo back on Wembley trail - Neil Ashton reports that Juande Ramos is ready to recall Paul Robinson for the UEFA Cup tie with Slavia Prague tomorrow night and that he'll also play in the Carling Cup final if he gets through that game without mishap. Ledley King will also play at Wembley. This looks like good inside info - and a fired up Robinson looks value at [2.02] to keep a clean sheet at White Hart Lane and then [2.04] for another at Wembley.

Pedigree Chum:

The Sun - Fab: Get it sorted - Cesc Fabregas has talked up the progress Arsenal are making, but also gave his Gunners team mates a stark warning on why they must learn lessons from the FA Cup drubbing at Old Trafford. They are as short as [2.16] to score a home win against the reigning European Champions tonight and Top Dog will be laying that, especially as Arsene Wenger himself says: 'Milan will start as favourites'. It's [3.15] a draw and a generous looking [4.4] an away win.

Daily Mirror - Bolton rage at leaks - Gary Megson is unhappy that details of Bolton's travel plans for their UEFA tie in Atletico Madrid have been posted on the Spanish club's official website. Megson fears a dirty tricks campaign to sabotage his chances of protecting a 1-0 lead. Madrid are [1.94] to qualify and [1.51] to win the 90 minutes.

Daily Star and others - Fergie's reffing furious - For once Sir Alex Ferguson has got a right to moan. How did William Gallas get away with that kick on Nani? 'We kind of expected that because there's one law for them and another for everyone else' claimed Fergie.

Dog' s dinner:

Daily Mirror - Harry in £3m hunt for Hills - Alan Nixon reckons Harry Redknapp wants Crystal Palace's 17-year-old left back Lee Hills as replacement for Matty Taylor - forgetting he bought Herman Hreidarsson as Taylor's replacement before offloading him to Bolton!

Daily Star - Av gamble comes off - No prizes for the Star's headline writers. 'Grant gamble pays off' says the back page. And if you hadn't worked it out from that, the inside match report from Dave Armitage in Greece says: 'Av gamble comes off'.

Daily Star - I'd love to beat Alex - The Star is the first to go with the predictable preview line for Saturday's Toon clash with Manchester United. Of course Keegan would 'just love it' if he could beat Fergie this week. But would you back them, even at [8.2]?

Today's other headlines:

The Sun - Rafa's high as a Kuyt - Grant gamble pays off - It's Stevie Thunder - Chelsea are scrappy and happy - Coleman in charge at Cov - Scu branded barmy by MPs - Giggsy's my model pro says Fergie

Daily Express - Rafa given a reprieve - Scudamore has to back off - Fergie fury at Gallas escape - Benitez pledge is given a polish - Blues facing a battle on home front - We'll fashion a side like Milan says Cesc - Beware Lyon cubs - Pilgrims rain on Pearson parade

Daily Star - Kirk nice 'n kneesy - Grant's gamble pays off - Gerro and Kuyt kop Rafa a lift - Benitez lives to fight on - It's early trouble 'n strife for Nigel - Fab's young guns up for fight - Coleman glad to be back and Blue

Daily Mirror - Stevie Genius does it again - Grant gamble pays off - Rafa the magician - Roman legion tames Greeks - One rule for the Gunners and another for the rest of us - Fab weak for Milan fashion - Pearson's bitter pils - Sky the lilmit for Coleman

Daily Mail - Kuyt cracks it - FA give Scudamore plan extra time - Liverpool's late dash for glory - Grant gamble reaps rewards - One law for Arsenal rants Fergie - Wenger's wannabes aim to join the elite - We're out to surprise Barca vow Celtic - Nigel's nightmare - Chris Coleman on his Coventry job.

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