Supporters serenaded Solskjær, Carrick and Fletcher among others at Burnley and staged a brief anti-Ratcliffe protest
“J
im can’t fix it,” the sign said. A dozen red letters nestled on a white background, a stark contrast in an away end at Burnley full of dark-coated figures in front of which they were held aloft. It was small, a couple of square metres of material, maybe. But the message to Sir Jim Ratcliffe was powerful. Remember your lane, Jim? Yeah, stick in it, pal.
As Darren Fletcher, in Manchester United blazer and red tie, strolled along the touchline, flanked by tracksuited his former teammate and friend Jonny Evans, the flag flew. And then it was gone. The protest was done.
Within five minutes the full Manchester United songbook had been aired, the first rendition of turn-of-the-decade favourite “You are my Solskjær” coming early. Next arrived an old ditty about Michael Carrick, almost as if several thousand souls suddenly panicked that they would fall foul of election impartiality requirements. All candidates must get the same attention.
