MY WEEK

WHAT I’VE BEEN UP TO

IT’S FAIR to say the relationship between me and my old man is being stretched at the minute. After beating him at 10-pin bowling before the international break, I gave him another pasting this week on the golf course. I don’t feel I can disclose what handicap I played off but let’s just say he’s absolutely fuming that he had to give me three shots and then hand over the money! It was a great way to end a week that had started with me being able to spend some proper family time with my children.

WHO’S CAUGHT MY EYE RAHEEM STERLING

HE WAS a shining light at Wembley on Tuesday y and I just hope that he carries this form into the World Cup. He’s been brilliant for Manchester City and I’d love to see him become brilliant for England, too. When you see him play as he did against Italy, it’s not hard to imagine him being the main man.

WHAT I’M LISTENING TO

JUDAS are a band I am heavily into and are one of the best bands I’ve seen live recently. Their new single is called Big Mouth and I’ve been giving it plenty of air time in the last few days.

NEXT UP FOR ME

IT’S a tough game at Arsenal. I’ve been studying the games all the teams at the bottom have remaining aand we have fofour matches — against WWest Ham, SwSwansea, CrCrystal Palace anand Burnley — ththat offer us big chances. SaySaying that, if we are going to stay up, we also need points from elsewhere. So we need to get something at the Emirates tomorrow.