Atouba charged

Tottenham's Cameroon international now has to respond to the charge before the FA decide on relevant punishment for the off-the-ball clash that left Barton needing 8 stitches to a gash above his right eye.

The incident happened in the build-up to Tottenham's winning goal, which Barton might have prevented had he been able to continue playing and track back into the City area.

- Also, today the Manchester Evening News claimed that Chelsea were lining up a £20m+ bid for Shaun Wright-Phillips in the summer.