Time to knock Glazers off their perch

YOU ARE always grateful for any trophy, of course. Even in 2006, when we all took the mickey out of Fergie for his pretence that the League Cup victory made the season a success, we were still very glad we had won it. Indeed, in retrospect, that final can be seen as an especially crucial moment – the day Fergie finally decided to abandon Nistelrooy, and one-up front, and instead put his total trust in the DoRooRon.

So Sunday was hugely enjoyed: but make no mistake, if that three-eared “Hardaker Abortion” is the only silverware in the cupboard come June, we will be mightily gutted. Though there would be a silver lining: it’d mean Fergie wouldn’t quit. His recent interviews, plus Rooney’s recent comments, seem to have made it clear that Fergie won’t allow himself be carried out until he has secured Number 19.

That’s actually how it should be, too, given his 1980s declaration about “knocking Liverpool off their f***cking perch”, since one could argue he wouldn’t have achieved that until number 19 is in the bag.