George was a player who never gave less than 100 per cent and he expected the same from everyone else. He was quiet and unassuming but when he spoke, you listened. He was an intelligent man who had been at the top and learned from it – how to get there and how to stay there.

Stoke City come from behind to beat fellow strugglers Swansea City as Lewis Baker scores from his own half to put the gloss on a 3-1 victory.