Joshua Zirkzee’s misplaced lay-off was met with a telling groan. It was hardly Manchester United’s first unforced error of Sunday lunchtime, but it drew the most audible displeasure from the stands.
Footballing judgments are near instantaneous and, often, irreversible. Little by way of mitigation is offered, and there is rarely anyone sensible enough to point out that the financial exchange taking an individual from Club A to Club B is entirely out of the player’s hands.
