As Leicester City and, to a lesser degree, Tottenham Hotspur provide all the entertainment, excitement and intrigue at the top of the Barclays Premier League, the rest continue to bumble along rather unconvincingly in their wake.
Here at Old Trafford today we witnessed a game between two teams with something still to play for. Manchester United remains, somehow, in with a sniff of a top four finish while Everton are seeking form and momentum ahead of an FA Cup semi-final.
Both teams have some fine players, particularly in forward areas, and coaches of experience and reputation. What they don’t have, however, is the ability to play consistently and so it was that we witnessed another one of those rather soulless, numbing afternoons that have become so familiar to those who visit Stretford on a regular basis.
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