He claimed to have witnessed "a dozen or more" chances for his Manchester United team - this in a match where Burnley dominated for long periods and the stats show we had one fewer shot on target. As my protestations unfolded, I realised he was only half-bantering, that he felt we were too open at the back, and if his strikers had been firing properly, we could have been in real trouble.

It shows the one-eyed wonder we all possess. If only we had taken all our really good chances, we would have won 4-3 and become the first promoted club to do the double on reigning champions.

The best two unconverted chances, one in each half, fell to us.

This was not a 3-0 match, even if that was the final scoreline. To be fair, finally, the United manager did concede that over still water and spicy chicken. He acknowledged that if David Nugent had put away our best chance of the second half, when Chris Eagles put him through after a brilliant run, United might have struggled to get back into the game. Well he said he thought that anyway. Those thoughts are always easier with the win under your belt. He thought we were very good going forward, was very complimentary about Graham Alexander's passing, Wade Elliott's trickery and Eagles' runs. He clearly rates Tyrone Mears, admired the way Nugent kept tracking back - at times he was like a third centre half - and thought David Edgar did well considering it was his first start.

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