This joyful affair for Manchester United was graced by a blistering Rasmus Højlund strike and the comical celebration of Alejandro Garnacho’s first goal as he, the former, and Kobbie Mainoo sat atop a Stretford End advertising hoarding.
It was this type of afternoon for Erik ten Hag’s work-in-progress of a team. On his 21st birthday Højlund greeted his finish with a hopping air-guitar mime and when, a little after Garnacho doubled the lead, Diogo Dalot skidded along the grass to block Jarrod Bowen’s shot, a raucous cheer was provoked.