Erik ten Hag might have hinted at his real feelings about Manchester United takeover delay

While the press pack following Manchester United around on tour waited for the players to file through the mixed zone in the bowels of the MetLife Stadium, Avram Glazer strode purposefully by on the other side of the walkway, flanked by a security detail from the club.

One of our number pursued Glazer to ask if there was an update on the takeover, only to be told “I’m just here to enjoy the game.” A further enquiry on whether there remained a split between the siblings saw security step in.

The familial discord between the Glazer siblings is well known whether Avram confirms it or not and it's part of the reason this soap opera is still alive and kicking. A few days in the bustling financial hub of New York has been instructive to realise that this is a sale going nowhere at the moment.

Financial figures are fascinated by the sale of Manchester United but also now bemused at what is going on. There is a feeling Raine are trying to sell something that isn’t for sale and some in the industry want the New York Stock Exchange to step in. The fluctuating share price amid every rumour of a deal being done isn’t a good look.

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A deal hasn’t been done eight months after the club were put on the market and there remains a division between Avram and Joel, who want to keep control, and Bryan, Edward, Kevin and Darcie, who want to cash in their extremely profitable chips.

Avram and Joel sing from the same hymn sheet, although Joel was conspicuous by his absence in the Big Apple. Avram and family were at two training sessions at Pingry School and then the game.

It was at Pingry the day before the win against Arsenal that Erik ten Hag said he would look