Old Trafford was resplendent after a lick of paint brightened the scarlet red of the stadium on the outside and inside the only danger to the leaky roof was of it coming off.
Whether it is the pre or post-Sir Alex Ferguson Manchester United, the eruption that greeted Jadon Sancho's intricate opening goal is one of the most deafening in the stadium's 112-year history.
In these fallow times, only Scott McTominay's derby clincher in March 2020 rivals it. United thought they were back that day.
On this day, they fought back. Read more: United player ratings as two players get 9/10 They played 'Glory glory Man United at half-time'.
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