Uganda, March 10 -- Sometimes you leave your opponent with no choice but to win. I watched the Manchester derby last weekend with a sad shake of the head from start to finish.

After a decent first quarter in which Manchester United's Marcus Rashford scored a wonder goal, worthy of winning a World Cup final, his team then contrived to do stupid things. First, Rashford himself had two or three clear chances on goal; which would have put the Reds out of sight, by three or four goals, by halftime.

But somehow, the boy behaved like a typical African - with dedication and diligence, he managed to blow all those chances.

In the second half, with mistake after mistake on the pitch, and superintended by a manager (Eric Ten Hag) that I wouldn't ...