There was a collective agreement to show what United are about at Sixfields, to remind the country that those red shirts still mean something special. I missed the buzz and the adrenaline rush so I sought highs in other ways. Rovers earlier in the season, the 21-year-old was at last rewarded with 40 minutes of cup action. Jesus was wanted by Barcelona, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, so Guardiola’s phone call was a real coup. While last term, he moved abroad for the first time with a season in Serie A at?Napoli, yielding just seven appearances. Pochettino will rotate his team at home to League One Gillingham with the likes of wonderkid Marcus Edwards, 17, and rookie defender Cameron Carter-Vickers, 18, set to figure. A headmaster who used encouragement, not the cane, to try to get the best out of you. Every player in that Manchester United dressing room knows they are fighting for their future at Old Trafford now. Apart from the players, who have changed, its the same organisation as last season under Van Gaal. The Kop conducted an incessant, infuriating chant of ‘Ole, ole, ole.