In the week Manchester United’s protracted sale saga finally came to an end, in the shape of a purchase by Jim Ratcliffe, the on-field drama returned as well.
The sale of the Red Devils was done the hard way and, so too, the 3-2 victory against Aston Villa on Tuesday was as typical a United display as could be imagined.
It was another improved performance by Erik ten Hag’s team but they trailed 2-0 at half-time. A goal disallowed after a bright start to the second period seemed to…