Sir Alex Ferguson would be astonished if Carlo Ancelotti was sacked

The Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, would be amazed if Carlo Ancelotti was fired by Chelsea. Photograph: Paul Gilham/Getty Images Sir Alex Ferguson believes it would constitute "an astonishing decision" if Chelsea chose to relieve Carlo Ancelotti of his duties at the end of the season, with the Italian set to discuss his future at Stamford Bridge in the week after the final round of Premier League fixtures. Ancelotti takes his side to Old Trafford on Sunday aiming to extend Chelsea's title defence by becoming the first opposing team to win at Manchester United this season. Victory would see the visitors leapfrog Ferguson's side to go top with just two fixtures to play, yet even the retention of the championship...

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Meet the new kids on the block

Attack the Block's teenage stars photographed in Soho, London (l-r): Alex Esmail, Franz Drameh, John Boyega, Simon Howard, Leeon Jones. Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer I'm surrounded by chanting teenagers. Five of them, eyeballing me and repeating: "Blood, blood, blood." "Cuz, cuz, cuz." "Trust, trust, trust." It's quite unnerving, a bit Lord of the Flies. "Bruv, bruv, bruv." "Oi, oi, oi." "Y'get me? Y'get me? Y'get me?" They stop, point made. "See?" says one of them. "You see how it can be overplayed?" They are the young stars of Attack the Block, a new sci-fi film directed by Joe Cornish that pits a gang of south London estate kids against gorilla-like aliens that invade their tower block. Cornish's film,...

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Acer Predator AG7750: Gear Up for World Domination

A force to be reckoned with, the wickedly powerful Acer Predator AG7750-U2222 gaming desktop PC complements its gamer-savvy graphics, razor-edge processing and ultra-fast memory technology with enhanced features like customizable overclocking, dual LAN connectivity and liquid cooling. Driven by an elite Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX470 graphics for serious gaming and entertainment enthusiasts, the Predator AG7750 houses this muscular computing power within a mechanized black and orange case. Lifting the armored face shield reveals the all-access interface for fine-tuning your gaming, complete with glowing red LEDs and claw-like optical-drive doors. The Predator AG7750 is ready from a thermal and power standpoint...

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