"One of the more enjoyable sideshows of Manchester United's banter era concerns a man called Frank Ilett. You may not know the name, but you will most likely know the face. Or, to be precise, the hair. Ilett, also known as The United Strand, is the Red Devils fan who pledged in October 2024 not to get a haircut until Manchester United won five games in a row. That was 14 months ago, and he is still waiting to book that trip to the barbers."
"When Mikel Arteta took charge of Arsenal in December 2019, the Gunners were a shadow of the slick winning machine that leads the table this term. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. In fact, it took the Spaniard 109 matches to taste five successive victories, completing that run with a 5-0 Boxing Day rout of Norwich City in 2021 - almost exactly two years into the role. Another manager who had to wait until after they reached a century of games was Roberto Mancini, whose first game in charge of Manchester City was on Boxing Day 2009. He finally completed five wins in a row in his 101st game - a 5-2 League Cup victory at Wolves in October 2"
A Manchester United supporter known as Frank Ilett vowed in October 2024 not to cut his hair until the club achieved five consecutive wins and remains unshorn 14 months later. Manchester United have not managed a five-game winning streak since his pledge, with the team only twice achieving three consecutive victories under Ruben Amorim. Amorim is 59 games into his Old Trafford tenure. Comparable managerial waits include Mikel Arteta, who reached five successive wins in his 109th match with a 5-0 Boxing Day victory over Norwich in 2021, and Roberto Mancini, who reached the milestone in his 101st game.
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