The stunned silence lasted almost 5 minutes. It was in stark contrast with the noise and uproar that had filled the air not too long ago, but it was still as deafening. They surveyed the field around- the weary limbs, the bloodshot eyes, the slumped shoulders. They had all done their part, there was no blame to pass around. On any other day, they would have been celebrated and given a hero’s welcome. The town would have been painted red. The corks would have popped. But this wasn’t any other day. Today, there would be none of that.
For the two minutes between United’s game ending at Sunderland and Aguero scoring the now-famo...