Four days after returning from Wembley the Manchester United fans sang about going back there. It had been a long time since their last successful visit to the national stadium, but the return might be a matter of weeks.
A breathless finale against West Ham secured an FA Cup quarter-final and kept dreams alive of a trophy-laden season. The Premier League remains a distant dream, but a domestic cup double is plausible and the Europa League is very winnable.
United have already pocketed the Carabao Cup and although that triumph at the weekend initially looked like derailing them in the FA Cup, they showed the spirit and resilience that Erik ten Hag is taking so much pride in. READ MORE: Garnacho has added something else to his game to please Ten Hag With 13 minutes to go they were heading out of the competition and only really got going 10 minutes earlier.
But shortly after Casemiro had a goal disallowed they did level through Nayef Aguerd. Then it felt inevitable they would find a way.