WITH the Manchester City crest on their shoulders and the red seats of the Kop on their backs, the Sky Sports Super Sunday four-man panel settled in for the debate we’ve been waiting years for them to have.

On one hand you can argue that, as four Proper Football Men, they’re well qualified.

Two can offer the unique perspective of having played for City.

Another is the UK’s most listened to voice on the sport (as opposed to its most heard, a title belonging to his former right-back colleague).

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The fourth is TV’s hardest working pundit.

Or, alternatively, you can look at it through the lens of Micah Richards having absolutely no objectivity on the subject whatsoever.

If he came to the studio as someone who was willing to shed a light on the realities of the time period in question then absolutely, there’s a seat for him.

The Micah Richards that showed up was not the pundit paid to inform and give an opinion. It was Micah Richards the Manchester City ambassador.

He reflected his entirely relevant personal feelings as an ex-player but........

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