Kick Off Writing this on a Monday is great for the leagues but does mean everything that happened in Europe midweek feels like ancient history. Do I really need to pick through Liverpool’s loss to Real Madrid, City’s demolition of RB Leipzig, Arsenal’s thrilling loss to Sporting or United cruising past Betis? Is there time to laugh at Pep for getting upset that Julia Roberts didn’t visit the Etihad when she was in Manchester?
In case you didn’t see this, a great Guardian long read on referees: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/21/inside-world-premier-league-football-referees-pgmol-howard-webb-andre-marriner-darren-england