LIVE PREMIER LEAGUE, SKY SPORTS 1, THURSDAY 7PM

When it comes to quality the Premier League might well be behind the leagues in Spain, Italy and Germany which are dominating the Champions League, but for excitement the Premier League has no equals and that is why in part it attracts such big TV money.

It is unusual to have a big Thursday night Premier League match and this one has big box office billing, pitching the two Manchester clubs together. Neither have had the season they would have wanted at the start of the season and this clash is all about Champions League qualification for next season, with a mighty scrabble between these two, Arsenal and Liverpool for the finals two spots behind Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.