Seeing Edinson Cavani change his footwear near the start of the second half, then go on to win the game for Manchester United, made me think of that comic strip Billy’s Boots.
It told the story of Billy Dane, who found an old pair of Charles ‘Dead Shot’ Keen’s boots in his grandmother’s loft. When he wore them, he was unstoppable.
Cavani turned into ‘Dead Shot’ on Sunday. He laced up and tore Southampton apart.
At half-time, with United 2-0 down, it was ‘Ole out!