Manchester United made it two wins from two against Lyon on Wednesday but will once again have felt short-changed by the 1-0 scoreline.
Donny van de Beek's goal was a brilliant finish as much as it was just a lovely moment for the Dutchman, volleying into the far corner in his first game of football since a serious knee injury in January ended his season.
The joy on his face was clear amid the celebrations, friendly or not. The clock was edging towards 49 minutes when the net finally rippled but it should never have taken that long.
United missed countless openings in the first-half and could easily have been three or four goals to the good by the break. As with the win over Leeds last week, Erik ten Hag had the majority of his first-team players out from kick-off, the only change to the front three seeing Antony in for Omari Forson.