... Loads of extenuating circs of course. But that pts to quite how risky our model has been. If we hadn't got CL under Emery a worse crunch wd have arrived earlier. We've had several sliding doors moments go our way (promotion, staying up, getting Emery, getting CL) and our high risk ££ strategy..
I think the thing with that is if we were not in the CL last 16 we don’t sign Asensio or Rashford. That significant outlay albeit a gamble depended on securing the next stage of CL money. Will be similar this year in Jan although on smaller scale.
.. Was rewarded. But Old Trafford really felt like a sliding doors moment then and it sure does now. I draw hope because progression under NSWE has been rapid but not at all linear, so we may regress and go again (and some worry that it's relied on those knife edge moments tipping our way).