By Sunday evening, the second trophy of the English season will have been awarded at Wembley Stadium. Manchester United won the first, lifting the FA Community Shield back in August, and now Jose Mourinho is desperate to add the EFL Cup.
Had that sentence been written five years ago, United fans would have scoffed. The Community Shield was seen as little more than a glorified friendly, with the main advantage being that it allowed upward of 60,000 fans to get into Wembley with an ease that usually evades so many at a cup final. More than 31,000 will be in the official United section this weekend, paying between £40-£100 for their ticket, though there will be far more elsewhere among a 90,000 crowd.