TERRACE TALK: Reaction from the weekend's top FA Cup

New arrival offers hope of Cantona-esqe revival

So, eventually, Mata did finally turn up with a natty handkerchief in his suit pocket after his now famous club-hired helicopter ride, which had been primed to be ready to roll from Battersea since last Tuesday.

Over on the Red Issuewebsite, we’d got a tip about this soon-to-be-legendary chopper being ordered by United and, from then on, the excitement mounted by the hour especially when it became clear it was almost certainly for Juan.