London, Nov. 9 : Arsenal''s two-one win over arch rivals Manchester United has led team coach Arsene Wenger to claim that his critics have finally been silenced. 

Two goals from Samir Nasri gave the Gunners a 2-0 lead before a late reply from Rafael Da Silva. 

Earlier, Arsenal fans had hit out at Wenger during the lead up to the match after they lost to Stoke last week. 

"I can take criticism. I am in a job where you have to take that. There is only one answer - with your performance on the pitch. It was vital to win. To keep in the race, you need to win big games like that, and it is vital for a young team," The Sun quoted Wenger, as saying. 

Rajkot, Nov. 9 : Nearly 1500 security personnel will be deployed for the first one-day international between India and England at the Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground here on November 14.

The security includes two superintendants of police and 60 State Reserve Police (SRP), Rajkot Police Commissioner Sudhir Sinha said.

He said spectators would be allowed water bottles and food packets only after passing through the scanner.

Sinha said that in view of threats from terror outfits to some players of the Indian team, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has been asked to use the General Electric security system at the entry gate.

Karachi, Nov. 9 : Pakistan cricket team coach Intikhab Alam has expressed happiness over the return to form of speedster Shoaib Akhtar ahead of the three-match One-day International series against the West Indies that kicks off in Abu Dhabi from November 12.

Exuding confidence about his side, Alam said Akhtar has regained the sort of speed that once made him the most feared pacer in international cricket, while the rest of the team is also itching to get back into action.

Sydney, Nov. 9: The Australian press have lambasted India''s negative tactics in the ongoing Nagpur Test, saying that the overriding defensive approach could kill the game.

Australian cricket writers also accused India of treating Test cricket with contempt.

India, which is already one up in the series, needs a draw in Nagpur to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from Australia.

Australia''s hopes of levelling the four-Test series suffered a setback when they were bowled out for 355 on Saturday in reply to India''s first-innings total of 441 on the third day and needing an extraordinary effort to win the match and square the series.

Nagpur, Nov. 9 : Australia centurion Simon Katich accused India of negative tactics in the fourth and final test after his own side''s defensive batting on Saturday (November 8) had marred their chances of forcing a series-levelling victory.

India''s bowlers operated successfully to a packed off-side field to restrict the runs when the tourists needed to post a commanding first innings total at a fast rate to get into a position to grab a result.

"You are kidding me, are you not? We were the defensive with an 8-1 field?" Katich asked reporters while replying to a query on sluggish run rate in the first session in central Nagpur city, hosting the fourth and final test between India and Australia.

Madrid  - Samuel Eto'o kept Barcelona on top of the Spanish Liga on Saturday by scoring four goals in the 6-0 destruction of lowly Valladolid.

Eto'o scored all of his goals in another sparkling first-half display from Barca. He now leads the scorers' chart with 13 goals in 10 games.

Barca - the form team of Planet Football right now - have won their last eight league matches and are top with 25 points, two more than Real Madrid, who beat Malaga 4-3 earlier on Saturday in a dramatic clash.

Villarreal, who are at home to Almeria on Sunday, are third on 21 points.

Eto'o began the slaughter of Valladolid by scoring with his left foot in the 12th minute, after being set up by Daniel Alves.