Get the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free It's hard to believe the press release trumpeting the establishment of a European Super League landed less than 48 hours ago.
It's been two days the football world won't forget in a hurry and while the ESL still has a pulse for now, signs of life are becoming increasingly hard to find.
Even on Tuesday afternoon, the house of cards was remaining resolute, but at around 6.45pm it began to crumble and from there the deck fell apart quickly.
As Chelsea saw the depth of feeling outside Stamford Bridge, it was reported they were making plans to exit the league they'd been founding members of for less than two days.
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