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

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

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.

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.

Fifty percent of Winston is genius, fifty percent bloody fool. He will behave like a child.

At least 50 times. I’ve jumped off a building, jumped off a cliff in a car. I’ve been in bedrooms when women came in with knives and guns.