MANCHESTER, England -- Old Trafford, 24 hours before the Manchester derby. The sunshine of Thursday has given way to dark, brooding cloud with rain continually threatening.
Looking down over the stadium forecourt towards the "Holy Trinity" statue of Denis Law, George Best and Bobby Charlton are giant images of United players: David De Gea, Paul Pogba, Wayne Rooney, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Luke Shaw model white hooded sweat tops.
"Everyone is asking how to buy them," explains an assistant in the club's Megastore, where shirts with Ibrahimovic on the back are by far the most popular. Business is brisk, with early arrivals from Ireland and further afield.