Making new life at Mackems

“WELL, I can see that they’re gone downhill, they’re not creating any chances, they’re struggling.”

John O’Shea tries in vain to keep a straight face as he assesses how Manchester United are getting on without him.

When the laughter dies down, he observes that Sunday’s humiliation of Arsenal was just the latest vindication of Alex Ferguson’s decision to, as Bono might put it, dream it all up again.