Magpies blown away by the Anfield effect

THE question of whether Anfield should be the subject of naming rights has recently cropped up so here is a suggestion: rebrand the stadium as the ‘Stanley Park Medical Centre’.

Because, as this match again proved, Anfield prescribes two forms of medication at the moment — adrenaline for the home side and anaesthetic for the visitors.

Perhaps the greatest achievement of Alex Ferguson at Manchester United has been the way his side have, throughout the years, built up such a formidable reputation that visiting teams, by kick-off are already a goal down inside their heads.