After a desultory draw at home with former title rivals, now sixth place rivals Arsenal, Manchester United went to the Netherlands to play AZ Alkmaar in the second-rate Europa League. Another draw, this time the height of dreariness, 0-0. But Ed Woodward the architect of this extraordinary mediocrity enjoys the support of the pony-tailed American Glazer brothers. So yeah, come for Ed. United's next two matches in Europa are a tie with Partisan Belgrade and then, the one we've all been awaiting, the titanic tilt in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan agin' FC Astana, an ancient club that is one of the few that can match histories with ManUre, having been founded in 2009.
Arsenal beat Standard Liege at Emirates 4-0.
Arsenal beat Standard Liege at Emirates 4-0.
