That lad must have been born offside.

Keeping players happy is not easy and I think anyone with a big squad will tell you that.

Scholes was probably the best English midfielder since Bobby Charlton. He was such a brilliant long passer that he could choose a hair on the head of any team-mate answering the call of nature at our training ground. Gary Neville once thought he had found refuge in a bush, but Scholesy found him from 40 yeards. He inflicted a similar long-range missile strike, once, on Peter Schmeichel, and was chased round the training ground for his impertinence. Scholesy would have made a first class-sniper.

Jose understands winning and losing are twins in a way. When you win you don't gloat and when you lose you don't go bananas.

He was taking 30 seconds to book a player. He was needing a rest. It was ridiculous.

Well, football is a hard game; there's no denying it. It's a game that can bring out the worst in you, at times.

In any normal season, most of the teams below Chelsea would think they are doing quite well.