As Florentino Perez's Super League dream imploded on Tuesday night news emerged from Manchester United - one of the 12 teams to make a dramatic U-turn - that Ed Woodward would be standing down.
The former accountant has been at Old Trafford since 2013 and is the current executive vice-chairman, but his role in both the formation of the controversial league and United's temporary involvement left him with little other option.
UFC superstar Conor McGregor seized the opportunity to revel in the drama with a tongue-in-cheek tweet to his 8.6million Twitter followers. "Hey guys," wrote the Irishman. "I'm thinking about buying Manchester United!
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