TERRACE TALK: Man United - There is an ‘us’ and ‘them’ in place nowadays

Today’s is an important annual date in every United fan’s calendar. Just after 3pm, some will gather at Old Trafford, and the ‘Flowers of Manchester’ will be heard. It’ll be low-key and properly respectful.

Next year will mark the 60th anniversary of the Munich crash, and an array of media projects will no doubt be under way in preparation to mark the milestone. One in particular has accidentally come to my attention — a proposed feature film about the Busby Babes, with a very famous name in the production seat.

I am told a well-known former player has seriously suggested that he and a couple of colleagues might play the parts of some 1958 players.