Manchester United always found themselves facing an uphill challenge pursuing one of their rivals’ star men. Tottenham Hotspur would have been loathe to lose their £42 million colossus at any rate, let alone to a direct Premier League rival. A club who may yet find themselves in direct competition with Ange Postecoglou’s side for a top-four finish. So when Manchester United made their interest in Cristian Romero known, Spurs did not even bother naming their price. The Red Devils could have offered Daniel Levy all the riches in the West and the Tottenham chairman – who Sir Alex Ferguson once la…