Manchester United supporters will doubtless chant, "It's Carrick, you know, it's hard to believe it's not Scholes" at Villarreal tonight.
On the Victoria Line last month, the same tune echoed down the tube. "He's magic you know, Mauricio Pochettino," the Tottenham fans sang following defeat to United.
The United board need to segue from Carrick to Pochettino. Pochettino still wants to manage United and wants to manage United now.
So what are they waiting for? The perplexing plan to install three managers in the space of six months should be abandoned now it has emerged Pochettino is prepared to jump ship mid-season.
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