Peter Beardsley may have been smacked hard by every branch of the ugly tree but he was a bona fide genius. One goal was so sublime it reduced a commentator to disbelief.
He's the front-runner, and he's got certain characteristics which make him a perfect fit for the hardest job in football, but has Honest 'Arry really got what it takes to lead England to glory? Or should he be staying put at Tottenham Hotspur?
Kenny Dalglish has finally got his man in Spanish former Newcastle left-back Jose Enrique after a cat-and-mouse transfer saga which seems to have been going on since before the dawn of time. But what can Liverpool fans expect from their new signing?
The injury-prone striker tweeted his anger after being booed by the Newcastle United fans in the 0-0 with Man United. But, when you only care about getting fit for England, do you really have a leg to stand on?