Ruben Amorim had set the bar low, as he has regularly sought to do during his tumultuous four months in charge at Manchester United. Expectation management is the name of the game. “We just need to survive,” the head coach said as he assessed the one-time must‑see fixture of the English calendar, wary of a selection crisis that would deprive him of 11 players.
United did more than that and they were so close to cutting through the gloom at Old Trafford with an overdue victory. The United We Stand fanzine had a nice front cover. “Well, at least we’ve got Bruno,” went the wording. When it was over, Amorim sang from the same song sheet. “We need more Brunos,” he said.
