United's penultimate home game of the 2023/24 season, against Arsenal, was a disappointing one.
But for one fan present in M16, and the supporters' club she belongs to, the result was the least important part of the day.
For Sunday 12 May was the day our South African branch secretary, Ethel Sleith, said her goodbyes to Old Trafford.
The 73-year-old has been the heartbeat of her country’s official United supporters’ club since she was invited to join its committee in 1993 – by former United goalkeeper Gary Bailey, who, of course, grew up in South Africa.