1993. The year the youngest of United's squad breathed their first. Paul Pogba, Sam Johnstone and Ravel Morrison are all younger than Dumb and Dumber (the film, not the Arsenal centre-half pairing). If that doesn't make you feel old, stop reading this and go tidy your room I'm not telling you again.

Last week, our correspondent, who chooses to remain anonymous, visited Tottenham Hotspur's training ground based in Chigwell, Essex, to investigate...

It's a brisk Tuesday morning at the entrance to Chigwell. All is silent at eight-thirty, but by nine the black iron-clad gates that guard the place are awoken.