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So the best thing for all concerned will be to leave the manager in a darkened room for a little while, perhaps applying some gentle massage to the bump on his head, and shooing away the cartoon sparrows twittering round it.
Normal service will soon be restored, and Rafa will rediscover his sense of adventure and trust the judgement he exercised when spending £20m just four months ago, rather than the warped variety he exhibited on Saturday.
And the unfortunate lady who collided with him last Thursday might be well advised to retain the services of the City’s finest legal eagle, lest she find herself the object of 40,000 claims of consequential damage to our title hopes.
