Carling Cup

As a Liverpool fan, I am not only pleased with the win against an awkward Stoke side but with the excellent performance of the man of the moment, Luis Suarez.  I'm sorry Fernando who?  Luis bagged two goals to scrap a win at the death and quell all the talk about his racist abuse.  Onto that subject, if he has racially abused Evra in a malicious way then he should be punished but the FA have got to tread carefully because they don't want to make too much of an example out of him by giving him a lengthy ban.  He is a top player and when he is playing the Premier League is better to watch.  I recommend that the FA give him a fine, a 3 match ban and do something like force him to support a cause against racism in football to give him a chance to amend his wrongdoings.  In other matches, Manchester City once again impressed with almost a completely second string side showing class within the ranks; a sign of true champions.  Chelsea scraped through a tough tie which the tiredness will show in their next league match undoubtedly.  The best match of the night came from a surprising encounter between Blackburn and Newcastle with Blackburn edging it 4-3 after a exciting 120 minutes of topsy turvy action with Newcastle coming from 2-0 down to send it into extra time.  This match had it all: seven goals, penalties and comebacks.   The Carling Cup may be disregarded by the top teams but the open nature of the competition means there is always some exciting football.