From Mikel’s press conference:

Do you have any regrets on your actions at Newcastle last year?

M: That’s part of the past and part of the situation that happened. You learn from it and you take a lot of positives as well. We moved on.

Do you think your comments worked?

M: My intention is not that the comments worked. I had to say what I felt on the day.

Have the standards of refereeing improved?

M: They are certainly trying their best.

I’m fully prepared to get fucked back to back.