IAN LADYMAN AT THE ETIHAD: On this evidence - and on the back of what we saw as they rescued a point at Everton last Monday - City will not help Mikel Arteta 's team over the line.
IAN LADYMAN AT OLD TRAFFORD: Sir Alex - the most successful manager in the club's history - is a regular at United home and away matches and had travelled to Old Trafford today.
IAN LADYMAN: The protocol is written in plain and simply language on the website of football's official lawmakers. In fact, it's so clear that some of it is actually written in bold type.
IAN LADYMAN AT THE ETIHAD: Liverpool were competitive for half an hour, but just dreadful thereafter. Weak and feckless in body and mind, they were Easter lambs dressed in red.
IAN LADYMAN: Yorath - who has died at the age of 75 - lost his teenage son Daniel to an undiagnosed heart condition during a back garden kickabout in 1992.
IAN LADYMAN AT ANFIELD: At one end of Anfield, on the front rows of the Real Madrid section, there was a marriage proposal before kick-off. Happily, it appeared to be accepted.
IAN LADYMAN: Tuchel's decision to leave him out has not been made on medical advice - it is a football decision - and has therefore sent a clear message to him in terms of what he expects.
IAN LADYMAN AT WEMBLEY STADIUM: Nottingham Forest 's fans poured down to Wembley on a tide of red and white hope but left only with regret.Many of Man City's, meanwhile, stayed home
IAN LADYMAN AT THE PARC DES PRINCES: A one-goal deficit to take back to Villa Park for next week's second leg would have bred hope and optimism and a sense of anticipation.