True fan Aldridge still green and red all over

With big matches looming for the two teams closest to his heart, there are a big nine days coming up for John Aldridge, striker turned pundit and still, after all these years, a fan to the core.

Tomorrow, there’s that potential title six-pointer at Anfield for Liverpool against Manchester City and then, on Monday week, it’s the turn of Ireland to take pride of place in his heart as Mick McCarthy’s team bid to claim Euro 2020 glory against Denmark.