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And that was a good reaction.

In the end, they equalized it 2-2.

That's a worldie.

I'm not going to blame anybody for that.

So I think the strategy makes sense because in the summer, you'll obviously have more time to plan, more time to go and approach people.

But you have to remember what happened, not the last time, but the time before that you did that.

When you brought in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and then he started winning some games, and then the whole United commentariat, punditocracy of ex-players coming out and saying, go on, give him the job, give him the job, give Ole the job, right?

And then you give Ole the job, and hey, look, there's a reason you didn't give him the job on a permanent basis to begin with.

I would not appoint Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Michael Carrick seems more reasonable, but if you appoint Michael Carrick, who's already had success at club level...

You have to go to him and say, listen, Michael, this is not going to lead to a permanent job.

I think you cannot be under any illusions here if this is your strategy.

You have to pick one path and go with it.

Otherwise, just give the job to Michael Carrick.

Aston Villa also draw points as they're held to a 0-0 draw at Aston Villa at Crystal Palace, which means that if Arsenal beat Liverpool when they square off in a few hours, they'll be eight points clear.

Unai Emery is going to be disappointed because this time I thought they were actually unlucky.

It is slightly ironic that Villa start playing better, like they did in the first half against Arsenal, which I thought Villa were really good, and in this game, and this is when they drop points.

Yeah, much more straightforward than the scoreline suggests.

Parma saw we're never in it.

Might have had something to do with the big rolling fog all over.