When the fourth official’s board went up on Wednesday night and the number illuminated in red was 9 there were hundreds of Manchester United fans that got to their feet and began to applaud.
Rasmus Hojlund’s head bowed, as it so often does when he’s hooked by Ruben Amorim, and he made his way off after 67 minutes as his stat line read 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 shots, 0 successful dribbles, 0 ground duels won, 0 aerial duels won and 0 fouls won.
It was another galling night for Hojlund but here he was heading back to the touchline with hundreds of his own supporters applauding him off.