Opinion: Reds’ show of togetherness in front of cameras at Carrington

The players peeled off to start the session, jogging around the perimeter, with the goalkeepers again working separately. Some gentle rondos to loosen the muscles soon became more and more intense, noticeably from the very moment Lisandro Martinez became one of the ‘piggies in the middle’, snapping at toes. Scott McTominay was vocally contesting things in the group further away from our vantage point and, as coaches Steve McClaren and Benni McCarthy checked to see all was above aboard, the serious business crept closer as those with the cameras were told their time was up.

Back in the groove and returning to the regularity of a game, and fresh challenge, every few days, as has become the norm for United this season with our continued progression in the cup competitions.

Come 20:00 GMT on Thursday, Old Trafford will be full, as always, with fans perhaps still coming to terms with the result at Anfield. For all the pain inflicted by Jurgen Klopp’s men and the fall-out that has followed in the media, the players can surely be certain of one thing. Just as their minds will be refocused and, as Erik said, the reset button hit, those supporters will be back in their usual mode. Cheering the side on, hoping to spur them to another important victory.

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