Manchester United's amazing five-game run shows they are the team every football fan wants to watch

Rarely has the song belted out by the Stretford End felt more appropriate. "When they're playing in your town get yourself to that football ground" is heard up and down the land and these days, it is true. You can't miss a Manchester United match.

On Wednesday night, they stared down embarrassment and laughed it off. Maybe it was all just a ploy to make what had felt like a mundane midweek night more entertaining, but after twice falling behind to Sheffield United, they showed the spirit Erik ten Hag has been praising to emerge with a much-needed win.

Ten Hag had used most of his programme notes to discuss the Wembley win against Coventry City and the fallout from it. The collapse was unacceptable, but at least we won, was the premise of the message.

The debrief into what happened in the FA Cup semi-final dominated the build-up to a Premier League game that didn't exactly capture the imagination. But with United, we should know by now that they can turn any kind of game into a thriller. The Merseyside derby was Wednesday's main event and the result from Goodison got one of the loudest cheers of the night, but the real entertainment was to be found in M16.

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Despite this 4-2 win the Premier League's top four is all but out of sight for United. For the visitors, relegation has long felt an inevitability. Yet when two flawed teams go at it, it can produce entertainment.

And this is what they were. The Blades are going down and after Newcastle's defeat, United might yet be able to salvage sixth and the Europa League. But improvement is required. They need to start making life easier for themselves because this wild