On Tuesday night, two of the Premier League's Uniteds, Manchester and Newcastle, came together to gift the country something really quite special: A six - goal humdinger dotted with penalties, seasoned with snark, littered with defensive incoherence, and containing not one, but two blown leads by
the red side of the argument, who really should know better.
The role
of the trickster was partly inspired by the Nigerian mythological god Edshu, recognizable by his hat that was colored
red on one
side and blue on the other, provoking confusion and
argument amongst members
of a community who would disagree on the color he was wearing.