Gerrard with the passion, Rodallega with the goal-again

It is the game of the season. Surely in the Premier League, and maybe in all of football. Liverpool-City had it all; passion, magnitude, impact on the season, surprise, comebacks and feel good stories. The Clasico that was played just a few weeks ago could take the crown, but this game will surely rival that. The Reds, remembering the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, bossed the first half, running City off the pitch in the first half hour. The Manchester side wasn't helped by the fact that Yaya Toure went off injured around the 20th minute. Sergio Aguero was also injured, although he did come on midway through second half. Alvaro Negredo hasn't had the form he had earlier in the year, so that left the cup to pass to Eden Dzeko; and did he take! The Bosnian played great, second on the Blue squad only to David Silva. Silva scored City's opener, and hit the pass that would deflect in for City's second, as well as being half of a quarter of an inch from scoring the winner, the goal that would have killed many a Liverpool fan. Indeed, City was the better team for most of the second half, but luck fell to the Reds. Vincent Kompany, who played a poor game, shanked an easy clearance. To be fair, Philippe Coutinho's shot was marvelous, and the goal was more about the Brazilian than the Belgian. But when the ball hit the back of the net, Anfield erupted into a roar that has not been heard since 1990. Every Red fan in that stadium believed when the ball hit the net that nothing could stop Liverpool from taking the crown-except Jose Mourinho and his Chelsea side, who visit in two weeks time. And even though Steven Gerrard would tell you otherwise, all eyes in the red side of Liverpool are turning to that fixture. That could cause problems this weekend, where Norwich will be fighting to stay up, the Reds could slip up, and with Chelsea only behind by 2 points, even a draw is potentially very dangerous. In the end, however, Red fans will be playing Kenny Loggins all week, and if they beat, or even draw with, Chelsea, the city of Liverpool might collapse.

Fulham's "Great Escape" is being lead by Hugo Rodallega, on the field, and Felix Mageth, of the field. Rodallega pulled out a winner for the London side, for the second straight week, against Norwich. Now Fulham sits just two points from safety; coincidentally, Norwich sits in the spot just above. This could be one of the great comebacks of Premier League history. It is also interesting to consider the fact that only a few years ago, Fulham were in the Europa League final, losing to Aleti. Now they are fighting for survival.

Arsenal and Hull City both progessed to the FA Cup Final. While the latter's game was thrilling, filled with goals and surprises, the same cannot be said for the Gunner's clash with Wigan. It looked like Wigan was going to continue last year's magic and make another run to the final. Per Mertersacker brought down Callum McMannaman in the box in the 59th minute, which, after some time lapse, led to Jordi Gomez scoring. Mertersacker then equalized, making up for his mistake, heading in a really poor shot from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Fabianski, deputizing for Wojciech Szczesny, became the hero by saving two penalties in the shootout, booking the Gunners ticket to the final. If Arsenal goes and wins the cup, maybe Wenger's job, which looks rather precarious, will be saved.