A statue for Piers? It would be a fitting reward after Marcus Rashford’s revival 

The former Daily Mirror editor has played a central role in the affairs of Manchester United through the years.

ON SONG: The Manchester United forward, Marcus Rashford, has found his form once again.

The image is so poignant that immediately it renders onlookers sympathetic. In the opening chapters of Matt Dickenson’s excellent book revisiting Manchester United’s 1999 treble, he paints a picture of a son in arms of his father, uncontrollably sobbing. This was David Beckham’s nadir.

Ted once brought his only lad to a local Leytonstone park and honed a devasting right foot. He had just watched aghast as that same leg flicked Diego Simone and ended Beckham’s involvement in the 1998 World Cup clash with Argentina. Afterwards the winger marched head down past the baying press and only paused when he found his dad. There the dam burst.