The So, Paul I think we for the record both predicted a lost Manchester City.

Yeah you say we'll make our usual predictions of course.

By that you mean our usual entirely wrong predictions.

2-1, both of us, in print and recorded.

And in fact, it was a heroic victory.

Yes well I'd just like to maintain I got 50% of my prediction correct.

What was that?

The two. Well yeah but you said they would...

Oh yeah that's right no you're absolutely right well well well

well done Ed 50% correct I think that means you're allowed to claim a moral

victory sorry and yeah but I had to get it in there and the moral victory jokes are looking as tired as our midfield.

It's a very strange game. I mean, talk about the cliched game of two halves,

where United stormed out of the blocks, got the early goal, fine goal it was two and

then Vincent Company's sending off which despite all the press I think was perfectly

fair I mean I can go into this but a player goes in with

two feet doesn't matter who takes the ball or not the referees have all been briefed

on this and I don't know why managers make a fuss about it they know know, right? If you do that, you get sent off and maybe it's the inconsistency

that managers are frustrated with because referees are quite clear for them, they have to give a red card for that.

So anyway, as an aside to the

wider point was the United were great for a half and then really not so great for

the second half and which of course where Mancini came in with his moral victory quote.

I mean, city were good in the second half and they had much more intensity and passion and

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