It is easy to forget now, 20 years on, that Sir Alex Ferguson faced some very uncomfortable questions in those days when he was rebuilding Manchester United in the image of a young Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney. Erik ten Hag referred back to that time in the aftermath of this latest dimly received disappointment, referencing how even that team in 2004 and 2005 “didn’t play that great football” but were “building” and required the sort of patience he himself is now calling for. He even went
The more you watch Alexander Isak – the way he plays the game, the goals he scores, the more regularly you see him alter the course of matches and define their outcomes – the easier it gets to call him the best striker in the Premier League.
Idrissa Gueye’s second-half goal gave Everton a 1-0 win over Brentford that sealed their Premier League survival alongside the west London club