As sure as hell, he must be thinking of his decision. Of how he should have delayed it. He must be in a cafe in West Village nervously ingesting espressos. Or in a queue outside Magnolias trying to score some red velvet cupcakes to feel better. But then…

The comparisons should not be taken literally but spiritually. As Brendan Rodgers will walk out through the re-installed Bill Shankly sign stating ‘This is Anfield’ to the cheer of the fans who Bill said was the third part of the Trinity, morally the Liverpool fans would be in…

‘Justice is done’, writes my mate, a Manchester United supporter, reacting to the news that Luis Suarez was handed an eight match ban. And I flinch. And it’s not just the flinch of the eye. It’s an instantaneous shudder of my own existence. Justice from well over two…