Andy Mitten column: Reflections on the bright start nobody expected at Manchester United

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“Can we play you every week?” chorused Wolverhampton Wanderers fans in April after their team had beaten Manchester United 2-1 at home for the second time in two weeks.  

But those on the South Bank, where rail seats have been installed so fans can stand up and watch football, weren’t singing that on Monday evening.  

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Andy Mitten
Editor at Large

Andy Mitten is Editor at Large of FourFourTwo, interviewing the likes of Lionel Messi, Eric Cantona, Sir Alex Ferguson and Diego Maradona for the magazine. He also founded and is editor of United We Stand, the Manchester United fanzine, and contributes to a number of publications, including GQ, the BBC and The Athletic.