Okay, so that’s not a real piece of commentary, but who’s to say it wouldn’t have happened had Marcus Rashford’s six-a-side United dream team ever taken to a small-sided pitch?
Rashford’s mouth-watering selection last week got me wondering just how good this fantasy half-dozen might have been if it had ever gone into competitive action. Far-fetched? Well, it’s happened before. United took part in top-flight tournaments from 1986 to 1990.
Soccer Six was launched by the Football League for clubs in the Midlands in 1982, and was won by Birmingham City – who retained their title a year later.