Each time I look in the mirror I see a scar above my left eye that makes me smile. It was the consequence of one of my best days, a reminder of the enormity of an occasion.
Nemanja Vidic gave it to me at Anfield in February 2006, during a fifth round FA Cup tie between Liverpool and Manchester United.
He missed the ball and headed me, just before half-time, and I needed quite a bit of treatment.
Thank goodness he never got anywhere near me in the 18th minute.