WHY SEEING DOUBLE CAN BE TROUBLE

AT Old Trafford on Wednesday night, the person responsible for the BBC live text feed admitted struggling to tell Kevin De Bruyne (below, left) and Oleksandr Zinchenko (below, right) apart. Pale, blond, wearing identical colours and often to be found in wide attacking positions, it’s an easy mistake to make. Yet five years ago this week, Charlie Nicholas made the same observation about Fernando and Fernandinho — that some players from the same club look similar and can be easily confused — and had to apologise after accusations of racism. Enjoy the world we have created.