As Patrick Dorgu rose highest in a crowded six-yard box to head in a 96th-minute equaliser, Omar Berrada clenched his fists in celebration and Jason Wilcox applauded. Normally, when the cameras pan to them, Manchester United’s chief executive looks on the verge of tears and their sporting director seems to be trying to disappear into zipped-up tops. Not this time. Their joy was probably tinged with relief but perhaps also confusion.
The decision-makers still face another decision. And if the fact Michael Carrick was given extra time to turn their season around may have been because they were paralysed by indecision rather than convinced he represented the solution, Carrick’s last fortnight has not given a definitive answer either way.
