Chants of the week

"Stand up if you hate Man U, stand up if you hate Man U."

"Stand up if you hate Man U, stand up if you hate Man U."

- England fans at Wembley on Saturday.

"One Paul Scholes, there's only one Paul Scholes."

- The same England fans standing up to pay homage to Man U's Scholes, who they grew to love after his hat-trick.

"He scores goals galore, he scores goals . . . oh Scholes he scores goals."

- The very same England fans still standing up at Wembley on Saturday and still paying homage to Scholes (still a Man U player), to the tune of Kumbaya.

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Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times