SVEN'S FINAL HUMILIATION

SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON'S anticipated final match in charge of Manchester City ended in humiliating fashion as his 10-man side lost 8-1 at Middlesbrough.

The former England boss has guided the club to ninth in the Barclays Premier League and a likely place in the UEFA Cup via the Fair Play League but that does not appear enough to save his job.

JUST TORRIFIC AT ANFIELD

TIM NIGHTINGALE at Anfield

FERNANDO TORRES wrote another piece of history for himself with his 32nd goal of a stunning first season in English football.

Only Cristiano Ronaldo has stood between Torres and the PFA and Writers' Footballer of the Year awards this week, and yet another fine strike here underlined why.

KAMARA ZOOMS IN ON SAFETY

AIDAN MAGEE at Eastlands

THE glimpse of salvation. The raging against the dying of the light. The growing belief that this is not a futile and lost cause.

Whatever is stirring in Fulham hearts, they've suddenly discovered something which had been lost to them for so long this season.

MANCHESTER City took some of the heat off under-pressure manager Sven-Goran Eriksson with a convincing victory over 10-man Portsmouth.

Eriksson was hugely displeased at City owner Thaksin Shinawatra's comments that he will "review" the club at the end of the season, and his players gave their answer to the Thai tycoon in the best possible manner.