The spirit of St Louis: Basking in the cult of LVG

Compared to Louis van Gaal’s honeymoon, Kimye’s went unheralded.

We are in the midst of a powerful infatuation that extends beyond the recovering Manchester United family.

Of course this orphaned people — many of whom gave up football this year, only to find it again when Holland beat Spain — will cling once more to the certainty of an abrasive father figure, after they were briefly fostered by a well-meaning but confused soul.