Andre Onana had other ideas.
The Cameroon international leapt brilliantly to his right and thwarted the striker's effort and, from that very moment, the tide on the south coast shifted.
Less than 10 minutes later and the Reds were ahead, brilliantly crafted by Bruno Fernandes and expertly headed into the corner by Matthijs de Ligt.
Our Indomitable Lion had roared Erik ten Hag's team into life and confidence started flowing.
Fast passing, incisive attacking and, more importantly, ruthless finishing followed.
Marcus Rashford gave Aaron Ramsdale no chance with his low strike into the corner and established United a deserved two-goal lead, just eight minutes after we had stared a very different outcome in the face.