Stan Collymore tells a story about one of his first training sessions after joining Liverpool as English record transfer in 1995.
‘One morning we were all wandering out to training when Roy Evans made some quip to Robbie Fowler and they started joking about,’ Collymore wrote in his autobiography.
‘Robbie got the gaffer’s head in an armlock and started frizzing up his hair. What would have happened if Gary Neville ever tried that with Alex Ferguson?
‘Somehow, I couldn’t see it.’ Collymore’s point is about respect and standing and authority, all of which are relevant points to consider this week.