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PETER CROUCH: Liverpool and Man City found out you cannot drop off against any team in the Premier League or you'll come unstuck... Steven Gerrard showed me the very best never play within themselves

Ah, the mad days at Stoke City. Watching those two freakish results roll in at Manchester City and Liverpool had me thinking back to how much we relished upsetting the big boys.

August 30, 2014. Manchester City 0-1 Stoke City (Diouf 58). It was an amazing result and one I'm smiling about now as I write. What a day.

I man-marked Yaya Toure and effectively played as a defensive midfielder. Never left him alone. You never truly know a man until you've trotted around following him for 90 minutes. Honestly, those matches as a forward were horrendous.