TERRACE TALK - Man United: Fans together in hatred of Louis van Gaal’s boring regime

You can say what you like about Louis van Gaal but give him one thing: he’s certainly a man who knows how to make history.

10 goalless Old Trafford first halves in succession is an achievement of which few ordinary mortals would be capable. And to lead a full-strength United at home for 70 minutes against a Third Division outfit before even hitting the target? Chapeau, maestro! Truly, we are blessed to be alive to witness such extraordinary events.

There’s a lot of talk in these online days about ‘the wisdom of the crowd’, and I was heartened to hear Old Trafford’s reaction to that 70th-minute shot at goal: a huge and heavily ironic cheer.