51�Թ�

Edward Maguire, a criminologist at Arizona State University, said that’s “a common dynamic” during times of major protest, with “criminal offenders” taking advantage of the commotion — and, often, the nighttime darkness — to wreak havoc near the sites of more ideologically-motivated demonstrations.

The provocations in Los Angeles appear to have been made worse by the presence of uniformed soldiers, Maguire said, because “people have a strong drive to reject this idea of troops in the street, particularly in an instance like this where it’s clearly not warranted.”

Liberal Democrat spokeswoman Helen Maguire welcomed the agreement, while calling for Parliament to get the opportunity to scrutinise and vote on it.

BBC Sport talks to football finance expert Kieran Maguire, who estimates that the club will still be well within their means even if they outlay £150m on new signings.

Yet, for Maguire, talk of a financial crisis and a club struggling to meet PSR obligations is well wide of the mark.