If it wasn’t quite the result Darren Fletcher would have wanted, there were enough positives in Manchester United’s performance in a 2-2 draw at Burnley to satisfy the caretaker boss.
Enough to remain interim coach for the rest of the season? Unlikely. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Michael Carrick are in a two-horse race for that job, but Fletcher was only ever an outside bet anyway.
He will take charge of Sunday’s FA Cup third round tie against Brighton at Old Trafford and then prepare to hand over the reins to the next guy.