Banning Cristiano Ronaldo from getting his trainers, redoing the plumbing himself, pocketing a cool £15 million on departure… Turns out Erik ten Hag is actually a genius and so we’re now Team Erik.

Today, Vish gives us his thoughts on the United situation alongside Marcus, Pete and Luke as we wonder whether anyone is capable of steering this lumbering behemoth and if INEOS are actually any good.

Elsewhere, Rodri won the Ballon d’Or and Real Madrid were typically gracious in defeat and we guzzle yet more midweek Carabao, because someone has to.

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