When your own technical director is happy for his twin sons to be firmly embedded in your bitter rivals’ youth set up, it is a firm indication that Manchester United’s decline runs deeper than Premier League failings.
Darren Fletcher is not the first former United player to send his kids to the other end of Mancunian Way as, not only are Manchester City streets ahead of their foes on the pitch, they are operating in a different realm off it, too.
