"They started in that tournament in July. July! Crikey. I was on the beach." Sir Alex Ferguson on why Roy Hodgson deserves the Manager of the Year award, after steering Fulham to the Europa League final.
"It was a great gift."
Sir Alex Ferguson on the calamitous back-pass from Steven Gerrard that virtually handed Chelsea the title.
"Muhammad Ali is one hell of a fighter, but Floyd Mayweather is the best. Sugar Ray Robinson is one hell of a fighter, but Floyd Mayweather is the best." Mayweather talks about one of his favourite subjects - himself - ahead of his fight with Shane Mosley.
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Wednesday's showdown between Manchester City and Tottenham, a match that amounts to a Champions League play-off, is of huge significance. Not only to the two clubs concerned, who stand on the threshold of the most exclusive group in the English game, but potentially for the entire competitive balance of the Premier League for years to come.
Some believe that if Roberto Mancini completes the task he was brought in to do, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan will embark on a fresh spending spree the like of which has never been seen before in English football. Encouraged by another high-profile platform with which to promote the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the club's owners will find it even easier to attract the world's best players, possibly consigning Liverpool to years of mid-table frustration in the process.
But are we in danger of over-playing the importance of a City victory on Wednesday? Is this really the biggest game in the club's history? Are we truly on the brink of a new era for the English game? And what would happen if City fail and Spurs qualify instead?
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There'll be conspiracy theorists aplenty wondering quite how Chelsea won so comfortably at Anfield.
Steven Gerrard looked like he might be reminding Chelsea of his ability to deliver a killer through ball (should he become available this summer) but the real reason for Liverpool's demise was simple: they're not very good.
I saw that banner depicting the heads of great Liverpool managers with Benitez in the frame too. But I can't see him staying - or Liverpool sticking with him. Rafa says that expectations were too high but then whose fault's that? He was the one who 'guaranteed' they'd still finish fourth.
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