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Didn't he retire from club football about a year after going to Real Madrid?

It's behind you! (panto season?)

Is that the closest he's been to active service?

I haven't watched much of Liverpool this season, but I have a thought on this. It may be nonsense, but ... The loss of Sadio Mane may be more significant than people think. Yes, you've lost his attacking prowess, but he also provided a foil for Salah and Mo looks a bit out of sorts. Also, the forwards used to press really hard and prevented teams breaking out of their own half. This tactic is not working as well without Mane and this puts extra pressure on your defence. Perhaps the real problem is up front?

If I called them patieau doors, would that help?

A good win, but, if I were Guardiola, I'd be fuming about United's last 2 goals. Still, it's always nice to beat your local rivals. And, no, Haaland will never get bored with scoring goals. No true striker ever has nor ever will. When they retire, they may get bored with being unable to score more.

Not referring to any particular comment. Just wanting to point out what you eloquently did. There's a very long way to go and sport does not always go to plan.

Just a small point for those who think City are nailed-on for the title. Errr .... they are not actually top of the table at the moment. Incidentally, as a City fan, I think they were bloody lucky that Palace's third 'goal' was disallowed. At 3-0, Palace might well have gone on to win.

David, I think you got the date wrong for Len Hutton's knock.

Aye. It is that!

Pedant mode: Surely you've got the sequence of events wrong. He was Duke of Normandy before he conquered England, wasn't he?

Leave my nostrils out of it! Signed, Robbie Fowler

Thanks for those generous words and good luck in Paris. Real are very dangerous when their backs are against the wall! What has blown me away over the last few years is not so much that City and Liverpool have pushed each other to such high standards, but that no one else has really taken up the challenge. Maybe next year we will have a new challenger?

Agree with that, John. Over 60 years as a City fan and I've seen it all before, though that was one of their most spectacular ####-ups.

I agree with the first point - having the point in the bag is better than having to rely on your opponent dropping a point. However, I've followed City for over 60 years and they have found banana skins where no banana has ever been (Crystal Palace seem to smack us on a regular basis, but I'm not aware of an equivalent for Liverpool). Anyway, I hope we don't come a cropper before the season's end, but my fingers are very tightly crossed.

Two very good, honest replies from DavidM and GeordieSaint. Thank you both.

This one is interesting. Everton could be relegated on the back of two dodgy ref's decisions. There was a penalty appeal turned down at 0-0 against Liverpool and a similarly iffy non-penalty against Man City about a month or two ago. (I'm a City fan and I thought that one was the wrong decision) In the age of VAR, it seems that RL isn't the only sport with *cough!* technical problems.

Surely Chelsea are out of the CL?

You had me going there for a bit, Bearman. Just wait till you get your next fuel bill! Then you'll know what daylight robbery really feels like.

That's because Audi* drivers think they own the bloody roads! *substitute other German cars as you see fit.

That's an interesting point. It is a bit counter intuitive, but might reducing the speed limit actually speed up overall journeys by reducing stoppages? I wonder if anyone has done some genuine research into it.

... and invested seriously in youth development.

That is sad. I met him back in about 1975 when he gave the after-dinner speech at Langwith College on the occasion of the University of York's 10th anniversary. A charming man and an entertaining speaker. RIP, Austin.

Plastic surgery. They used real plastic.

65g! That's almost an armful!