IT appears that we might all owe Nicola Cortese a grovelling apology.

With a 15 point advantage and only nine games remaining, even if Manchester United did a ‘Devon Loch’, as their manager would have it, they’d still win the title.

They circled him like sharks, occasionally breaking ranks to dart forward and nip him, just to see what he would do.

Waves of relief resonated around the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon, but there was one corner that remained untouched by their restorative powers.

Arsene Wenger sat awkwardly in front of the microphone, squeezing his fingers with frustration like a smoker on a long haul flight.

You’ve the squad memorised, and the tactics sussed. Ben Lyttleton and Iain MacIntosh help broaden fans’ minds a little further with some topographical titbits on the other 15 nations at Euro 2012.