Jacketless on the touchline in the pouring rain, Duncan Ferguson looked for all the world as though he would like to be out there. Had he been, he would have enjoyed himself.
For this is a Manchester United team that still offers opportunity to those brave enough to go looking for it. Despite fine recent performances and victories against Tottenham and Manchester City, United still have a soft centre. They can be got at, home and away.
So, yes, Ferguson would have loved this one. It was a day for a smash and grab and an Everton team re-energised by Ferguson's up and at 'em style of management were only 15 minutes or so from pulling one off.