Phil Thompson's greatest Soccer Saturday moments... here's what we'll miss if he goes to Villa

By Football Banter

Published 15:40 06/09/10

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Can it be true? The internet is rife with rumours - which MirrorFootball is trying to confirm - that Phil Thompson is hanging up his Soccer Saturday microphone in order to return to front-line football as Gerard Houllier's new Aston Villa assistant.

While the mind boggles at how Phil will react when the Villains play his favourite club Liverpool - will he run on the pitch to celebrate as his idol Stevie G scores a hat-trick? - let's look with wonder again at these highlights of his incredible Soccer Saturday career.

Here's Phil keeping his cool as John Arne Riise scores the fateful own goal at the end of the Reds' Champions League semi-final first leg in April 2008.

And here he is as West Ham's Mark Noble sends them to a last-gasp defeat in January 2008...

Here's Phil achieving the rare feat of being outwitted by Paul Merson...

A show of his amazing clairvoyance...

Here's Phil being happy for a change, as Liverpool beat Arsenal in the epic 2008 Champions League quarter-final second leg...

And he liked this Spurs equaliser against Arsenal too...

Best of all, we'll never, ever forget the moment when Phil droning on about his love for Stevie G was interrupted by an old-fashioned Scouse scrap...

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