Sinfield was given a send-off in Leicester by the Coldstream Guards and received good-luck messages from Alan Shearer, Ian Wright and Mo Farah as well as Burrow, who aims to greet him at the finishing line on Tuesday. "Smudge does loads of work to keep himself fit and a lot of extra behind-the-scenes that people don't see. He is more than deserving of Player of the Month, and I think him scoring as many goals as he has, it has possibly pushed him over the edge for this award. Moments later, Casey birdied 16 to tie the American, who responded with the best drive of his life at that driveable par-four, a beautifully struck shot on a bold line which pitched softly, hopped onto the green and rolled out to seven feet. He will make history as the first man to manage successive Premier League matches against the same opponent with different teams, after being sacked by Villa following defeat at the Saints.