“Glory, glory Man United” echoed around Old Trafford as Manchester United closed in on a record-equalling 13th FA Cup. United have looked much less than the sum of their parts with Pogba and Sánchez. Mourinho can be the master of the pointed slight, and Marcus Rashford and Marouane Fellani were the substitutes summoned instead of Sánchez and Pogba. Yet if no man is an island, Mourinho argued a Manchester United player was: Matic, an isolated bastion of excellence. Without Pogba and Sánchez, United lacked creativity.

Source: The Irish Times March 18, 2018 20:15 UTC