LONDON • It is the evening of Jan 22, and the great and the good from the red half of Manchester are gathered in Old Trafford's Manchester Suite for the club's annual United for Unicef gala dinner.
The auction is under way but the players spend most of the night with their heads bowed tapping on their phones.
Already a subscriber? Log in
Read the full story and more at $9.90/month
Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month
ST One Digital
$9.90/month
No contract
ST app access on 1 mobile device
Unlock these benefits
All subscriber-only content on ST app and straitstimes.com
Easy access any time via ST app on 1 mobile device
E-paper with 2-week archive so you won't miss out on content that matters to you
