The only person I knew in Moscow was Nikki Alexis, who had given me the two friendship CARDS I loved when I went home from Oxford the previous summer.

Alexis Sanchez is indeed the genuine article and I hope that with all the nerves jangling they have the courage of their convictions and really give it a go.

I particularly like that he unclips his earrings like Alexis Colby before delivering the line, but keeps on what appears to a metallic silk showercap.