The air inside Manchester United City’s headquarters still felt heavy with everything that had just happened. Liam Hayes’s emotional confession. Scarlett Thompson’s angry outburst. The hearing had ended, but the tension hadn’t gone anywhere. Maya and Leo walked out of Sir Alistair’s office feeling like they had won but it didn’t feel good. The truth was finally out, but it came with a price. They weren’t safe. Not yet.

Sir Alistair was furious.

Within hours, he’d called ...