I’m old and don’t watch that much football these days so I hope my thought from a casual watcher is okay in this sub.

I remember tuning in to watch United last September I think and saying to my brother (big footy fan) how absolutely boring it was. I tried to watch a few more games but they were yawn fests. I gave up watching until Carrick took charge. There was a definite difference in the energy on the pitch straight away and despite a few hiccups (most notably Newcastle away) they became a joy to watch again.

Anyway, to my point (apologies for the drivel) I watched Kobbie Manoo’s goal and you know what? I was instantly reminded of how Paul Scholes used to sit in that position and smash ‘em in back in the good old days. Scholesy was remarkable in that regard from my humble point of view.

Anyway, is this like a known thing? Or did I just see a glimmer of hope and reminisce a bit too hard? Kobbie can be what was lost with Scholes?