Chelsea beat Man Utd in the FA Cup Final by a goal to nil in what could be Antonio Conte’s final game in charge, after the defending champions failed to qualify for the Champions League. 

The waitresses were lighting candles all around me as I stood outside the smoking room trying to watch patches of Chelsea’s FA Cup triumph over Man Utd.

There was a time when I would have sold a child for the chance to watch the FA Cup Final unbothered by the rigours of daily life. It used to be the one day where you were glued to the BBC from morning until night. And here I am deciding to watch the once mighty reds or Elton Tsang three-bet Jason Koon on the livestream beamed out on a neighbouring TV screen.

In my day, when United reached the FA Cup final, they would win. It was a banker. Like finding garlic in an Italian pasta sauce. But it’s not like that these days. United’s defeat to Chelsea was their third in their previous four attempts.