Why this really is the Theatre of Dreams, not an outdated stage only fit for demolition

LIKE so many of the foreign managers who have graced English club football, Ruben Amorim sometimes has a way with words that defies the fact he is compelled to speak in a second language.

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"The sound of the stadium was the best ever," he said, after Thursday night's unbelievable Manchester United comeback against Lyon at Old Trafford.

"Some people collect shirts, scarves, but I want to keep that sound - it is the best sound in the world."

It was a sound that was still ringing in my ears the following day, a reminder of the pandemonium that engulfed one of the great arenas in British sport.

No one was worried about a leaky roof or crowded toilets when Harry Maguire's 121st-minute winning header heralded bedlam.

No one was worried about having a 'Wembley of the North' or a stadium that looks like a giant circus tent.

No one was worried that there were only 70-odd thousand people inside Old Trafford.

"That is what this stadium does for you," said Maguire.