Gary and Phil Neville hit Robert Pires with some ferocious tackles in a fiery first-half which yielded no goals. There was still time for Tony Adams to head wide with the final act of the game as United prevailed in an absolute classic. Modric, now deeply ensconced in the engine room of Real Madrid, was regarded as too small for the Prem when he arrived at Tottenham in 2008. He fumed: It put us in a really difficult situation. PATRICK VAN AANHOLT was caught smoking a shisha pipe just over a month before he was sensationally pulled out of Sunderlands side at Tottenham due to health fears. Leicester beginning to sparkleEveryone knew it would be hard for Leicester to repeat their amazing t. hesSwansea are next up for Guardiolas merry men, and having seen the second string win at the Liberty Stadium in the EFL Cup, you wouldnt bet against more of the same on Saturday. Thats what I want to do, just get my head down and play football. They ended up winning Serie A by nine points with Pogba scoring ten goals for the club. News Group Newspapers Ltd22Nicholas Anelka was singed as a rookie striker - but developed into one o.