"Don't use the side passage. That path leads to the Dark Side..."

Manchester United completed two comprehensive victories this week; the first being a 3-2 Barclays Premier League victory over Southampton and the second a 3-0 victory over Ipswich Town in the Capital One Cup competition.

For a second, ours was a ship of intrepid travelers, of those who kept on going where they needed to go. Some made heroic thrusts of outstretched hands to stay in balance. Some held on to chairs or stools at the bar.