A Bridge too far but anniversary adds perspective

BE careful what you wish for. All I’d wanted was to make Chelsea twitch a little bit and a few extra fixtures for United, but am I happy? Take a guess.

Last week’s unhealthy dollop of flippancy insinuated that Liverpool stood no chance of overturning a huge first-leg deficit.

It’s called tempting fate in reverse, and it almost worked. You must be wary of the word ‘classic’ since some games are high-scoring as a result of incompetence, and if we lose we’re even less inclined to join in the euphoria.