touchline

Asked how he would cope with serving a touchline ban, the Reds boss said he would be sitting in the stand close to his friend Isaac.

When you are as expressive on the touchline as Pep Guardiola, visual evidence can be enough to gauge the importance of an occasion.

The final whistle at first brought groans of despair followed by a standing ovation for Villa's players and Emery as he marched down the touchline.

Prince William said he was "pretty terrified" and "nervous" but predicted a 2-1 victory as he spoke to TNT Sports pundits Rio Ferdinand and Ally McCoist on the touchline before the game.

Those were the only times he disappeared from the touchline, directing his players through almost every other element of the performance.