at close quarters

Ask any family: There is more relish in fighting at close quarters.

During this year's Women's Premier League, where she led Mumbai to the title, I was fortunate to watch her at close quarters.

And watching Guardiola at close quarters at Vitality Stadium as City came from behind to win 2-1 made a mockery of Guardiola's own assertion that not even winning the FA Cup could make up for failing to make a dent in the Premier League and Champions League.

The trial has offered a rare chance for the French public to see the once-revered actor - star of films like Green Card and Cyrano de Bergerac - at close quarters.

With the weather causing havoc, it was a day for the purists as Saints had to show their steel at close quarters.