It may be the way all Manchester United managers imagine their reign ending. With Old Trafford chorusing their name, with a beloved figure standing in the centre circle, applauding all four stands in turn before going to the Stretford End to soak up their adulation.
Now and again, it actually happens. But only, of late, when they are caretaker managers, celebrated for their playing days, their brief tenures a chance to wallow in the past. Ruud van Nistelrooy filled the gap between Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim with fine results. Yet reality tends to descend for the permanent managers.
