TERRACE TALK: Man United - Manchester belongs to us once more

Cue TV voiceover. Previously, on Terrace Talk: “One struggles to imagine how we can trouble City. But then one does think of Martial & Rashford’s lingering un-Van Gaal’d ability to do the unexpected. And a flame of hope still burns.”

It was almost too good to be true: the only Manc on the pitch scoring the winner in his first Manchester derby; a player who cost nowt showing up the plutocrats’ multimillion team; a kid saving the bacon — for now — of a beleaguered boss but one who can still be given grudging credit for giving youth a chance.

Rashford’s French sidekick, Martial, lived up to his surname too, at one point putting compatriot Sagna to the sword with such élan that mousquetaire imagery sprang joyously to mind. (And I’ll leave it to you to draw some rather obvious King Louis comparisons.)