News about Jim Leighton

FOR John Brown, Scotland defeats were always painful, in more ways than one. An Ayr United supporter from Prestwick, patriotic pride was less of a problem than his father Craig managing the national team. Deluged with well-intentioned tactical advice on where his old man was going wrong, he learned to do one of two things. Hold his tongue or join in. 'I've followed the national team as a footsoldier in the Tartan Army over the years,' he tells Mail Sport ahead of the first anniversary of his dad's death at the age of 82. 'I remember one game away in Belgium (in 2001) where we didn't turn up and lost 2-0. A friend of a friend was giving it: "His tactics were all wrong".

Munich is a city close to Bryan Gunn's heart. A member of the Aberdeen squad who secured a goalless draw there on the way to lifting the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1983, he returned a decade later with Norwich City and became the first - and only - Scottish goalkeeper to win in the Bavarian capital. He returns at the age of 60 with his wife and family to watch son Angus keep goal for Scotland in the opening game of Euro 2024 this week. By the end of a nervy 90 minutes against hosts Germany, he hopes to welcome a new entrant to an elite and exclusive club. 'I'm still the only British goalkeeper who has won against Bayern in Munich,' he tells Mail Sport. 'Norwich were 2-1 up heading into the final minutes of the game when I made my best-ever save.'

In a potentially title-deciding match, two of the Premier League's top clubs go head-to-head this weekend. Manchester United will fly to Arsenal, who are eight points clear at the top of the table, in the hopes of a victory as they try to leapfrog rivals Man City. The link between the two teams has long existed, and Sportsmail takes a look at who has played for both of the English giants.