Terrace Talk: Man United - Joy of comeback draws veil over grim week

Who would have thought so many Reds could be so happy on a day when Manchester City were playing for a trophy?

Ordinarily, such a dark day would be dominated by thoughts of The Other Lot. I vividly remember that late February day in 1976 when City were at Wembley; even as my schoolboy self prowled my Manchester garden, trying to avoid Dad’s radio, I fancied I could hear the Blue cheers wafting over from London, taunting me.

So thank you, Chelsea, for doing your bit to keep us all distracted. Not only was yesterday’s battle a far more intriguing and occasionally enthralling affair than we’ve been used to in recent dull times, but we were witnesses to a proper rarity. Yes, a Mourinho United team actually managed to bounce back to win a game after going behind.