Manchester United fans are trapped in the script of an absurd drama

There is no soap opera to match the real-life psychodrama that is playing out week after week at Old Trafford

TRAPPED: Manchester United players look dejected after Bournemouth's Marcos Senesi (not pictured) scores their side's third goal of the game. Pic: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.

It is great fun watching Manchester United Football Club at the moment.

That has nothing to do with the quality of the play on offer; instead, it is all about the sheer theatre on view in almost every aspect of the organisation.