The bookmakers stop taking money for Paul Pogba’s proposed move to Manchester United, but the North West club has been in this position before, and United fans hope they will have learned from their previous mistakes.

Par excellence has always powered Manchester United’s engine room. Sir Bobby Charlton, Bryan Robson, Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Paul Gascoigne have all taken on the role of the beating heart of a midfield that drove the Red Devils onto glory.

Wait.

Paul Gascoigne?