Ben Mee, the Brentford defender, has revealed that Erling Haaland, Manchester City’s free scoring striker, has been up to some naughty tricks.
But there is nothing new in football as Mail Sport columnist Martin Keown knows only too well.
There are different types of defenders in football and I definitely fell into the category of a ‘contact’ centre half. I wanted to leave an impression on my opponent from the off, usually starting the game with a cheeky ‘reducer’ — a firm but fair tackle to lay down my authority in our expected duel.