Genius in any language

The most notable match report of a quiet footballing week should have been the account of Alex Ferguson’s visit to the Harvard Business School.

It ought to have been the most intriguing clash of the season. The kingpins of spoofology at home to the man who has had more spoofers for breakfast than he’s had breakfasts.

But Fergie, as he often does on his international travels, shut up shop in Boston and played it safe.