straight to your inbox every day for freeThere are only two events that draw Richard Hartis into the technical area during a game: when he raises the electronic board to signal a substitution and when Manchester United have a set-piece to defend.Hartis's advice appears so unremarkable it renders his instructions redundant, although just about every utterance from a coach in crowdless stadiums is like differentiating between bird calls.
The trouble is United never look alive from dead-ball situations.Conceding from a corner is as much of an affront to a footballer as back-chatting is to parish councillor Jackie Weaver.
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