Joe Jordan pauses to reflect on how exactly he would describe the atmosphere of a Manchester United versus Leeds game.
‘Healthy!’ is the reply he comes up with. ‘Terrible’ is the word used by Gordon McQueen, his Leeds and later Manchester United team-mate. ‘Moody as hell,’ is the phrase Gary Neville uses, who describes Elland Road as the most hostile ground he ever played at.
Sunday at Old Trafford sees the revival of one of the great English football League fixtures, not played since 2004, when a certain Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came on as sub in a 1-1 draw.