Marcus Rashford helped up a crestfallen Diogo Dalot. Amad sunk to the turf. Manchester United players have become all too accustomed to that sinking feeling.
United are the club that continue to gift a punchline to supporters who revel in their defeats. They are now so frequent the schadenfreude among rival fans is possibly more of an afterthought than ardent.
Sir Alex Ferguson, the last United manager to leave the Trent without a point in 1992, sat next to Sir Dave Brailsford, sporting a Paul Smith club tie, in the directors' box.
This was the ground that provided salvation for Ferguson in the FA Cup back in 1990. For Erik ten Hag, it is close to damnation.
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