Maychester were bullish about their chances against the struggling BBC and got off to a flyer through – who else? – Ronaldo. But their talisman missed a penalty on the half-hour and then everything seemed to fall apart. Rashford struck a goal for all childrenkind before the break, before Theo Hernandez got himself a red card just after it. The visitors still tried to push forward but Mourinho’s intractable system fares well against the numerically disadvantaged. Perhaps the Cocks should have attempted more than a mere five shots themselves, in the circumstances.

By Henrietta Who Must Be Feared

RED CARD - - Theo Hernández