Manchester United are offering fans the opportunity to buy a tiny chunk of turf from the Old Trafford pitch for £125. For the first time in 14 years, United relaid the playing surface this summer and have decided to sell small clumps of the grass, cast in 7cm x 7cm acrylic cubes. The cubes are encased in a black box that also contains a picture of the stadium. What a great Christmas present for a fan! United’s latest financial results, published on Wednesday, revealed they spent £63.5million on buying land for their new ground. The results also showed that United paid back £180million of a bank loan over the past six months as their chief executive, Omar Berrada, said the club would take a “disciplined approach” to their spending. In a statement accompanying the accounts, Berrada said the club approached strengthening their men’s and women’s squads this summer “with financial sustainability in mind”. United spent about £150million on Carlos Bale...