The ink on the “Rebuild & Unite” agreement hadn’t even dried properly yet, but its effects were already being felt. It wasn’t a full solution but it was something. A beginning. Like someone had sketched a rough plan for a better future over the ruins of Manchester United City, a club that had nearly collapsed under the weight of its own secrets.

Sir Alistair Finch, once powerful but now publicly humiliated, had accepted Leo’s bold demands in front of everyone. It was clear he ...