Espn: I like Arsene Wenger. I like the way he quietly pops into the press room like a well-to-do woodpecker on the hunt for grubs. I like the way he pauses before answering questions or just draws out his preceding ‘erms' and ‘wells', buying time while he tentatively sniffs for traps. I like his football and I like his reluctance to bankrupt one of England's proudest football clubs just to put monosyllabic, £5 million-a-year twenty-somethings on £6 million a year. (Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, English Premier League)