"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."
Not sure I understand why he apologized for spitting deliberately (the story I read suggested he did not spit at her).
He's as scouse as they come. Surely a better defence would be 'I'm scouse, so I spit when I talk, it can't be helped, you racist' etc etc.
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."