So what can be made of the Sheik's appearance/non appearance ?
He fly's into Manchester on a private, jet on the day that his team play Barcelona, and then apparently does not attend the game ? So discounting the theory that fish n chips in Didsbury was not the reason why make all the effort to be in Manchester on that day ? I think it was Sherlock Holmes who said when you have discounted the probable then you have too look at the improbable, or it could have been Eammon Holmes looking for donuts ! My point being, its not that improbable that the biggest deal in world football took place in Manchester last night. The Sheik was in town for a reason and that reason seems not to have included actually watching the game .