United move late to grab Fellaini

Manchester United managed to salvage Marouane Fellaini from an otherwise shambolic deadline day that descended into farce when three imposters strode into La Liga offices pretending to be officials of the Old Trafford outfit and an attempt to sign Fabio Coentrao on loan collapsed because the paperwork could not be completed on time.

That it was 2am on Tuesday morning, three hours after the deadline closed, before Fellaini was finally confirmed by United as the fourth biggest signing in their history just about summed up what turned into ludicrous evening.