It was great when Barcelona did it in their hey day, but that was because you had Xavi, Iniesta and Messi who would then do something beautiful and creative up front. This tiresome overplaying is fast becoming obsolete, even if some coaches and indeed their army of advisors who are over-coaching creatives, haven't figured it out yet.

Liverpool can tighten their grip on the Premier League title race and dish out more misery to bitter rivals Manchester United on Sunday.