I had a phone call from Man United this morning about my membership renewal and they told me then the information they had was about the league starting again in three weeks. Even then I thought, yeah, yeah, I’ll believe it when I see it.
I’m delighted for two reasons. First, I have missed live football like you would not believe. I’ve never watched a German league game until recently but I’ve been glued to BT Sport for a fortnight.
Second, despite my unbridled hatred of Liverpool, even I would have had some sympathy for their fans if their 30 year wait for a league title had ended by them being gifted it. At least now they can rightly claim to have won it over 38 games.
And you know what? They deserve it because (through gritted teeth) their football this season has been breathtaking.