An impromptu verse in the Manchester United fans' raucous playlist at Leicester was the "ole"ing. That is unusual in a 1-0 win, particularly in the 26th minute.
United merited it for the sudden and surprising sequence as the matchgoers glimpsed a snippet of the identity Erik ten Hag is working to implement in an eight-pass, ten-second move played entirely inside United's third.
Anthony Elanga eyed the dropping ball, eased Luke Thomas away, turned towards his own goal and laid it off to Diogo Dalot. From that touch onwards, United played as though their kits were Dutch orange. Also read: United to make decision on Antony Dalot pushed the ball forward first time to Christian Eriksen, who switched it to Lisandro Martinez to loft into Bruno Fernandes for a quick flick (that is when the "ole"ing began) to Tyrell Malacia.
One touch back to Eriksen, then again to Martinez and through Malacia's legs to Fernandes. Martinez's pass bypassed five Leicester players and Dalot, a growing character in the United squad, raised his hands and put them together.