Business as usual for United at Old Trafford and in Tampa

THE ‘business as usual’ signs went up on both sides of the Atlantic as the impact of Manchester United’s stunning Champions League exit began to sink in.

At Old Trafford, Red Devils chief executive David Gill was hosting a scheduled monthly meeting of the football board, complete with Alex Ferguson, mulling over the 2-1 defeat to Benfica.

In Tampa, the Glazer family were attempting to deflect any claim the loss at the Stadium of Light had plunged their own financial plans into darkness.