"It's slightly alarming the way Manchester United decapitated against Stuttgart."

"He tried out this new formation, 4-3-1-2. A bit like the Christmas tree formation."

"Arguably, Blackburn have got the best forward line in the Premiership. There's no denying that."

"Gary Neville was palpable for the second goal."

"These managers all know their onions and cut their cloth accordingly."

"Michael Owen isn't the tallest of lads, but his height more than makes up for that."

"To be a great game, one of the teams has to score first."

"If you're a goalkeeper, it doesn't matter what you save the ball with; if you keep it out, it's not a goal."

"He can be as good as he wants to be; that's how good he can be."

"Figo is as important to England as Beckham is."

"Mick McCarthy will have to replace Cascarino because he's quickly running out of legs."

"It's sometimes easier to defend a one goal lead than a two goal lead."

"If England get a point, it will be a point gained as opposed to two points lost."

"England are numerically outnumbered in the midfield."

"If Plan A fails, they could always revert to Plan A."

"When I lived in rural Oxfordshire, I was walking home across a field when I stroked a cow. The damn thing butted me in the orchestras."