Back with a point to prove: Cole touches down as he prepares to face City in Champions League despite failing to dazzle for Roma

MATT BARLOW: Three months into his new life in Rome and the most memorable contribution from Ashley Cole remains that peculiar pose on the fringes of a group photograph. It proved an internet hit and Cole took the jokes in good spirit but the snapshot seems to have captured accurately a footballer with peripheral role in the squad, unable to mix with his new colleagues as he gets to grips with the language.