Tommy Martin: Man United has become a machine for making footballers worse

It seems as if every human being fed into this great, soul-sapping contraption, whether established star or callow youth, has emerged beaten down,

Manchester United's French midfielder Paul Pogba (L) and Manchester United's Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo (R) leave straight after the final whistle in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg  (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

"Manchester United considering Old Trafford demolition" went the headline and you thought: jeez, bit much, no?

I mean, I know things aren’t great but surely there’s no need for wanton destruction. Okay, Harry Maguire is struggling, the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo hasn’t turned out as well as hoped and Marcus Rashford is disappearing into the ether like one of Marty McFly’s siblings in that photo from Back to the Future.