When it comes to Sir Alex Ferguson and the title run-in, you are guaranteed to find references to 1) "mind games" and 2) "squeaky bum time".
The latter term was first coined by Ferguson as a subtle description of people squirming with nervousness on, presumably plastic, seats as the business end of the season approached.
With eight weeks of the season remaining, even his rival boss Roberto Mancini of Manchester City is using the catchphrase. Following a crucial win against Chelsea, Mancini said it "seemed like squeaky bum time". Fergie was asked if Mancini really knew what it meant, to which he responded: "He will, in the next few weeks!"
As the blue and red halves of Manchester wrestle for the championship over the final eight weeks, Ferguson's years of experience will clash against a manager who is starting to show the strain of a marathon season.
Mancini snubbed the press conference after City's latest match against Stoke (in which Peter Crouch scored a Marco van Basten-esque goal of the season ). What's more, he refused to shake the hand of his opposite manager Tony Pulis. He was apparently "not happy" with the physical Stoke tactics (what did he expect?) and needed time to calm down, with two points dropped.