Have you heard the one about the Scotsman, the Portuguese, the Norwegian and the two Dutchmen? It is not a snappy punchline or particularly funny if you're of a Manchester United persuasion.
The aforementioned quintet of managers signed players over a 12-year period and they were assembled in the same squad for the club's biggest FA Cup final in a generation.
United's opponents 17 days ago? Only one City player was not recruited during Pep Guardiola's seven-year reign (Kevin de Bruyne).
