OLIVER HOLT: Man City and Man United fans are saddled with despicable owners who have twisted their great clubs out of shape. One is a plaything, the other a cash cow. These are dark days for Manchesterism in football

OLIVER HOLT: It is usual, in days of disillusion at a club, for the manager to be the lightning conductor for anger. It is he who takes the abuse and listens to the chants demanding that he give up the fight.