Despite the country being in the grip of conditions frostier than the time a cuckolded Tony the Tiger bumped into his one-time best friend who had run off with his wife Toni, Manchester City host Everton this evening with the chance to leap to the summit of the Premier League. Victory would put Manchester City top when the crackers are being pulled for the first time since Eddie Cantor's Makin' Whoopee pipped Guy Lombardo's College Medley Fox Trot to the coveted 1929 Phonograph Hit Parade Christmas No1 spot.

And with temperatures dropping close to a Bovril-chilling -15C in Manchester last night, City have been dispensing handy advice via their website. "Thermals, a thick coat or padded jacket, and a warm hat are advisable," say the club, although how to lay hands on a warm hat is not fully explained. Perhaps microwaving a standard hat could be a useful ad-hoc back-up. Either way, it'll be snood city at Eastlands this evening.

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