But the club needs to move forward and Maresca's comeback has to be a footnote in the big picture. While it was a successful, brief spell - even if there were some grumblings about the patient style last term - there is little point dwelling on the past.

Manchester United’s campaign would look very different if Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca was in charge at Old Trafford, and while that may sound like a ridiculous situation, it was actually very close to happening just a matter of weeks ago.

The international break is crawling by – it’s time to wheel out some wild speculation to keep us all entertained before we get back into the action on Saturday.Before they got onto the topic of