Jurgen Klopp was close to a Man United contract but he is never going to come close to signing a Man United contract.
"Is that for me?" a chuckling Jurgen Klopp asked as he entered the press conference room. He was looking at an A4 sheet with the emboldened and sizeable word 'CONTRACT' above the Manchester United crest.
Securing one of the most raucous victories against Liverpool does not make the United manager bulletproof. Last week's news vacuum was filled by the prospect of Gareth Southgate replacing Erik ten Hag. That seemed to go down about as well as that cross on the collar of the new England shirt.READ MORE: Sell Greenwood, solve Sancho question, sign a striker - building United's dream attack
The Ineos group have opted for best-in-class appointments at chief executive and sporting director level. Southgate is not even that at international coaching level. Didier Deschamps. He would be even more ill-suited to United. While United supporters were floating out of the ground, Ten Hag's feet stayed on it. He refused to get swept up in the emotion with the dust yet to settle. "For me, winning the trophy is more important than one of them," he stressed.
That makeshift back four against Liverpool was practically a homage to United's midfield quartet in the FA Cup quarter-final against Arsenal 13 years earlier. Dalot, Fernandes, Maguire and Antony are worthy of mention in the same breath as the Da Silvas, Gibson and O'Shea. Maguire, purportedly a defensive substitution, was one of the biggest attacking assets.
Two results ensured Solskjaer permanently relocated to Manchester: beating Tottenham, thus seeing off the threat of Mauricio Pochettino. And that night in Paris.
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