Terrace Talk: Man United - A strange sense of entitlement returns

Here’s a sign of how well Ole has got his feet under the table, and how quickly we’re getting used to the pleasure of having him — we’re already becoming blasé. The Reds I know were confidently expecting an entertaining game on Saturday, and also expecting to win.

Yes, that’s ‘expecting’, not hoping; how long has it been since we felt like that? Moyes, Van Gaal and Mourinho all succeeded in only one double-edged respect; they removed all sense of normality and predictability — other than that of us reliably watching rather boring and largely underachieving football. But Ole has loudly and repeatedly proclaimed what he expects his players to produce and we’re now feeling entitled to it.