Credit crunching tackles are putting season plans at risk

LONG-TIME loyal regulars over there (top o’ the morning, Messrs ‘Boggers’, ‘Digger’ and ‘Major’) probably don’t need reminding that I write this on a Monday night.

Thus if United have played on Tuesday, I would normally open by asking you, dear reader, how we performed. (‘A rhetorical device,’ it says here)

Today, though, I might as well admit that I don’t care. The League Cup’s continuing devaluation has made it worth less than a US bank share and whatever happened last night is of no real interest, save for any unfortunate broken limbs and/or all-in brawls.