It isn’t wise for anybody to get too carried away based on anything, good or bad, that happens in a friendly but knocking in a few goals and winning the match can’t be bad for anybody’s mental state.

This is hardly a surprise as exactly who could have been there to represent the club?

I hope they didn’t order in too many sandwiches and sausage rolls in expectation of entertaining the United entourage.

He may have been slightly economical with the truth as it appears he is desperate to start off on the right foot this pre-season.

The manager had confirmed that Mapou and Anita wpuld start but they are joined by the likes of Sissoko, Gouffran and Williamson amongst others.

A bit of a shame that Alan Pardew didn’t continue his theme of telling us who was in the best condition in other positions, such as…striker.

Oh well, at least we’ve managed to keep hold of Shola.