Football Weekly: Brilliant Berbatov hat-trick sinks Liverpool

On the latest Football Weekly, James Richardson and the pod squad drool over Dimitar Berbatov’s sumptuous hat-trick as Manchester United beat Liverpool 3-2 at the weekend. Gregg Roughley wipes away the tears to tell us what’s going so wrong at Anfield under Roy Hodgson.

Elsewhere, we analyse the rest of the action from the Premier League, including Arsenal’s last-minute surrender to Sunderland; the unknown (in Alan Shearer’s case) Hatem Ben Arfa’s thunderbolt for Newcastle United; and Sam Allardyce’s come-and-get-me plea to Real Madrid.

Paul MacInnes rounds up an eventful weekend in the Championship, including a 6-1 away win for Watford at Millwall, while Raf Honigstein tells us about Steve McClaren’s first win in the Bundesliga, and Sid Lowe brings us the latest on Lionel Messi’s injured ankle after a bruising weekend in La Liga.

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Chelsea target Alexandre Pato wants to stay with Milan

• Brazil striker linked with summer move to Stamford Bridge
• ‘I want to remain at Milan and win everything with them’

Alexandre Pato wants to remain at Milan despite speculation linking the Brazil forward with a move to Chelsea this summer.

“I want to remain at Milan and win everything with them,” Pato told Gazzetta dello Sport. “But I am a Rossonero player and my future will be decided by the club.”

A move to London would mean Pato being reunited with former Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti, who joined Chelsea last summer.

“Carlo is a great person,” said Pato. “He helped me grow in Italy but I am under contract until 2014 and I am happy to remain at Milan.”

Pato has scored 12 goals in 22 league appearances for the Rossoneri this season.

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Football Weekly podcast: Portsmouth reach the FA Cup final

James Richardson and the Football Weekly crew return to analyse Portsmouth’s triumph in the FA Cup. Administrators permiting, they’ll meet Chelsea in the final, but what now for beaten semi-finalists Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa? Meanwhile, Barry Glendenning points green fingers as he explains why Wembley stadium – which didn’t leave much change from a billion quid, remember – has such a terrible pitch.

Turning our attention to the Premier League, Owen Gibson gives his thoughts on the title race, the relegation battle between Hull City and Burnley, and that potential dry run of the European final between Liverpool and Fulham.

Finally, Paolo Bandini muses on a momentus weekend in Serie A, with Roma knocking Internazionale off the top, while Sid Lowe reflects on a super Clásico that was neither super nor classic, but saw Barcelona humiliate Real Madrid all the same. For entertainment, he urges you to look at this goal instead.

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