He will, no doubt, have come to the same conclusion as the 46,083 ensconced in Old Trafford and the millions more enduring for as long as they could muster on television. That future, he will know, is not nearly as bright as he might have hoped.
If last week’s farrago over the England striker’s own destiny tested Manchester United’s patience and their nerve, the visit of Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Carling Cup provided the first examination of their policy and their promises
