I can only describe the feeling in the pit of my stomach as being similar to when a pet dies. I was sad and could not hide this disappointment.
The following day, I was publishing our official statement confirming Ronny was, in fact, coming home to United and, not only would my son get to see him play when attending a game at Old Trafford for the first time, he also then saw him score a hat-trick in his second outing to the Theatre of Dreams.
My point here is: a day can be a long time in football.