‘This is big but we’ve had tougher tests on the way’

By Chris Dunlavy

Preview: COVENTRY CITY v MANCHESTER UTD (Today, Kick-off: 3.30pm at Wembley Stadium)
Manchester United are a club in a state of permacrisis. Bereft of identity, haunted by the past, a laughing stock whose frequent failures make headlines across the world.
“That’s the narrative,” says Mark Robins, whose Coventry side take on United at Wembley this afternoon aiming to reach their first FA Cup final since the historic victory over Tottenham in 1987.
“But people, pundits and players - they need to understand the institution that is Manchester United. The scrutiny they are unde...

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