I don’t know how it happened: it crept up on me while I was looking in the other direction.  Believe me, I don’t feel good about it.  But there’s no denying it so I may as well come straight out and say it: I want Man Utd to win the Premier league title.

An oasis of hope in this sea of bewilderment is offered by the fact that I still want Liverpool to win the Champions’ League – roundly beating Chelsea on the way, as is becoming traditional.