Manchester United are now just two wins away from enjoying a five-game winning run that would, of course, allow Frank Ilett—a.k.a. The United Strand—to get a haircut.
Since Sir Jim Ratcliffe reasserted his faith in manager Ruben Amorim, suggesting the Portuguese coach will be in charge at Old Trafford for at least the next three years, Man Utd have won away at champions Liverpool for the first time in 2016 and have beaten bogey team Brighton & Hove Albion at home—the Seagulls had prevailed on their three previous visits to the Theatre of Dreams.
A 2–0 win over Sunderland before the international break means the Red Devils’ winning run has extended to three games, and they now sit sixth in the Premier League table, above Liverpool.
It’s been over a year since Ilett last cut his hair, but the Man Utd supporter’s wait for a trim may conclude on November 8. He was merely attempting to make light of the club’s bleak outlook, and surely wouldn’t have thought United’s wait for a five-game winning run would extend beyond a year, especially given that they’d achieved the feat just months before his challenge started.
