Anyone looking to watch English soccer Saturday morning can join me at the Old Ship, 1120 West 17th St. The Villa-City game will be on. Here’s this week’s poll:

1. Manchester United (The 9-point Xmas challenge)

2. Arsenal (Six goals allowed in eight home matches)

3. Chelsea (Mr. Obvioso: Injuries are a major issue)

4. Everton (20 fouls didn’t beat United in September)

5. Manchester City (Another great Sven hoodwink)

6. Liverpool (Transfer-window tension builds here)

7. Portsmouth (Quick, ignite road-match forcefield)

 8. Aston Villa (Small squad wearing a bit thin)

9. Blackburn (Just like that, Rovers have five losses)

10. West Ham (Reading, Boro offer six-point buffet) 

NOT THIS WEEK:

*Newcastle (Even Derby at home not a guarantee)

*Tottenham (Berbatov sure is a greased piggy, ha?)

*Reading (Best of a bad bottom eight right now)