Lancaster leads England to Manchester but league may have Grand Final say

Fans are still being encouraged to go to the rugby union World Cup hosts’ dead rubber against Uruguay at the Etihad Stadium but the atmosphere for the other code’s showpiece at Old Trafford will be a stark contrastPerhaps Manchester United had a crystal ball when, two years ago, they pulled out of hosting World Cup matches at Old Trafford. England’s final group game is not even the biggest show in town this weekend, a dispiriting dud set to be overshadowed by another rugby match four miles away.It was not supposed to end like this. England 2015 had envisaged Stuart Lancaster’s side arriving in…