Olly Ricketts

DOWN TO EARTH Arsenal have pretty much been top of the Premier League since the third game of the season. But with a title showdown with Manchester City on the horizon, it may not be for long...

Premier League These sides didn't even have to break a sweat on the way to being crowned champions, winning their respective title at a canter

Think this season's Matchday 38 is going to be explosive? Just look at these seasons…

Premier League 'Tis the season of giving and goodwill – although some of the sides here took that mantra a little too far. Olly Ricketts recalls these festive faves

UEFA Champions League Manchester United may head to Barcelona tonight in search of a miracle, but British teams have done it before at the Camp Nou. And no, Ole, we don't mean you... Olly Ricketts rates the finest away days for British clubs in Europe

Lists Barcelona can be forgiven for still being haunted by 2010's Jose Mourinho masterpiece as they prepare to face Inter in the Champions League for the first time since. That, and more of the finest deficit displays here...

Premier League It's a time for untempered expectations and knee-jerk reactions, but hold your horses says Olly Ricketts - pre-season results don't really mean a thing...

FA Cup The long and glorious history of the FA Cup final has produced its fair share of curious firsts, says Olly Ricketts...

Liverpool With Liverpool 3-0 down going into the second leg of this Cup Winners’ Cup semi-final, only a moment of pure class could give the Anfield faithful hope

Liverpool Olly Ricketts pays tribute to two former Liverpool centre-backs signed by Gerard Houllier to little fanfare, 20 years on

The Anfield outfit aren’t the only side looking to break a lengthy barren spell this season. Olly Ricketts looks at 10 European teams desperate to recreate past glories