Jonathan Wilson

And what complicates that even more is there will be no European football in that time.

There will be no game with any pressure on it in that time.

Because frankly, it doesn't really matter what United do.

Getting in the Champions League, clearly.

But they should do that.

And also...

United this season, and this is an incredible stat, United this season have not played and will not play an opponent who has played more football than them this season.

Hang on, do I mean more or do I mean less?

Less.

Less.

Less.

It would have been better if I'd said that properly.

United have not played and will not play an opponent who has played less football than them.

So they're going to be fresher than every opponent they play.

So if they look...

if they play with great verve and energy, we have no idea whether that's because Carrick has found a tactical system which allows them to play with that freedom, or if they're just not knackered and their opponents are.

And Arteta hinted at this, and I think to his credit, didn't really dwell on it.

But he did say, we play the Champions League midweek, and I think we're seeing across modern football...

Apart from Arsenal, and I guess you'd say PSG, is there any other club among the top 20, 30 in Europe who are better now than they were five or six years ago?

I don't think there is.