Have United turned the corner?

Whisper it quietly, Manchester United supporters, but, perhaps, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has rediscovered the Midas touch that catapulted him to the permanent manager’s post, on a wave of free-flowing football and mass popularity, earlier this year.

On the day that all eyes were 40 miles across Lancashire on a self-styled title decider between United’s bitter old rivals, Solskjaer’s side swept to an entertaining and confident victory that moved them to within a point of the European places.