ARSENE Wenger admits he is ready to sacrifice Arsenal’s FA Cup hopes to keep their Premier League title challenge on track. Wenger’s side make the short trip across London to face West Ham in the third round of the Cup tomorrow in a derby clash that would usually be treated with the utmost respect by Arsenal’s manager. Wenger has won the Cup four times during his 13 years in north London and the club’s last major... 

CHELSEA manager Carlo Ancelotti will have his first taste of FA Cup football this weekend and the Italian is already aware it has a markedly different flavour in England compared to his homeland. There, domestic knockout competitions are all but ignored, with even clubs like AC Milan and Juventus, who have both had spells with Ancelotti at the helm, going through the motions in front of sparse crowds. Many believe the...