How many more times will Ole Gunnar Solskjaer be bailed out by his stars? Dramatic late winners by Cristiano Ronaldo and Co are papering over the cracks at Man United and they're no substitute for a proper identity or plan

'Yes! The Theater Of Dreams is on fire! We are alive! We are Man United and we never give up! This is Old Trafford!'

So bellowed Cristiano Ronaldo to his 358million Instagram followers after another pretty decent night for Manchester's self-styled magic factory.

It all contributes to the United mystique, doesn't it? The tightrope football, the thrillingly open games, the jeopardy of falling behind, the inevitability of the stirring comeback.

What became the hallmark of Sir Alex Ferguson's United sides has returned with regularity under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. You simply can never write United off.