As soon as Cole Palmer was through the front door after getting home from school his dad, Jermaine, would hear those five words. Always those same five words. “Let’s go to the park”. And so father and son would walk the few seconds from their house in Mayfair Road, on one of Wythenshawe’s many council estates, to the park opposite and young Cole would spend hours upon hours each week killing the ball Jermaine would throw in the air, perfecting a touch that has wreaked devastation to Premier Leag
Downing Street has demanded an explanation from the Football Association and Premier League over the scrapping of FA Cup replays amid a growing revolt against the “spineless” decision.
Liverpool two points behind leaders Manchester City in the Premier League table with six games remaining.