Stars on Sunday

This weekend has the first of two so-called Grand Slams this season - a weekend where the Big four enjoy the pleasure of playing with themselves.

Logic would suggest that this could mean players from other clubs would get a look in on the points seeing as There's nothing else to talk about. But no doubt, the media's fevered anticipation over the big Sunday fixtures will still manage to eclipse actual events at the likes of Fratton Park or Craven Cottage.

Didier Drogba has been in the points over the last few days having gone under the knife at the weekend. He's been selected in the Ivory Coast squad for the African Cup of Nations so we can expect the spotlight to be firmly trained on him over the next few weeks, as a nice club v country argument will no doubt start to boil.

I can't see other players in the tournament doing any better in the game - it's not an event that grabs a huge amount of attention in the press (sad but true). The points will start coming in though once Arsene Wenger, Avram Grant and Harry Redknapp start moaning about all their players being dragged away in the middle of the season.