On Monday night, it probably would have been beneficial for all concerned if Luis Suarez had slipped quietly back into action after his eight game ban was completed. But it didn’t happen, did it? And it didn’t happen for two reasons. First he was booked – and in the view of many in the Football Business office he was lucky not to get sent off – for kicking Scott Parker, and second, because Kenny Dalglish decided that a matter that should have had a line drawn under it was....

In the middle of the game last night between Manchester City and Liverpool this week (which by the way was a real shocker wasn’t it?) it happened. The phrase I had been waiting to hear for about a month. Commentator Guy Mowbray says to Mark Lawrenson: “so Mark, are we witnessing a Man City blip here, or something more serious?” Lawrenson gave it short shrift, “oh a blip, I think Guy.” He said (actually it was probably the most sensible thing he said all night). That....