“They (Liverpool players) are passing the cup down the line like a new born baby. Although when they are back in the dressing room they will probably fill it with champagne, something you should never do to a baby.”

He had no chance of beating Schmeichel from there, but it was always worth a try.

That’s referee Mike Reed’s 50th booking of the season, which works out at an average of six a game.

The shot from Laws was precise but wide.

The ball was literally glued to the back of his foot – into the back of the net.

It’s going to take a shoehorn to prise these two teams apart

Villa will probably play a lot worse than this and lose.

Liverpool are currently halfway through an unbeaten twelve-match run

Cleland was the victim of his own downfall.

And Ritchie has now scored 11 goals.

He’s passing the ball like Idi Amin.

A win tonight is the minimum City must achieve

There isn’t an injury known to man that Bryan Robson hasn’t had.

He’ll probably wake up having sleepless nights about that one.

…like a predator about to devour the target.

And this is difficult if you have not entirely persuaded yourself. It is especially tricky to do this if you are also naked, and making two cups of coffee.

For me, the beauty of the blank page, or empty screen,staring up at nine thirty after two cups of coffee and a deep breath remains unique.

Nature waits upon thee still, And thy verdant cup does fill; ‘Tis fill’d wherever thou dost tread, Nature’s self’s thy Ganymede.

Four goals in (16) minutes. Literally I don’t even know how that happens especially in a World Cup final.

I Can’t win the World Cup alone

My workday begins around 11 A.M., with a cup of black coffee in each hand. If I had more hands, there would be more coffee.

They put arsenic in his meat And stared aghast to watch him eat; They poured strychnine in his cup And shook to see him drink it up.

They’re drinkin’ home brew from a wooden cup. The folks were dancin’ there got all shook up.