Ferguson: We have no divine right to win games

MANCHESTER UNITED’S legion of fans used to take their seats at Old Trafford awaiting the kind of ritual slaughter which used to be enjoyed in Roman times.

Over the past 12 months the lions have been mauled on too many occasions and on Tuesday night's evidence there are worrying signs the Christians' revolt is not over yet.

At just 19, Kevin Nolan's history lessons should still be fresh in his mind, but in order to find the last time Bolton last scored successive triumphs over United on their own patch, he nearly has to trawl back to when Julius Caesar was a lad.