It's understandable, you can't just go straight in and kick a club out of Europe. That's just stupid. Repeat offenders, then yeah fair enough. Should be a 3 strike rule.
He was sprinting from one length of the pitch to the other to win the ball back. I agree with most points about him going forward, but I think defensively he's very astute and showed that last night. Last night wasn't about attacking.
The only way I can see that £30 million fee being true is with add ons such as international appearances and trophies won. Otherwise it makes no sense whatsoever.
We've never really been liked. A lot of modern fans hate us because of money & success. A lot of old school fans hate us because they got battered by us.