Raheem Sterling high on the right, Mykhailo Mudryk high on the left and Nicolas Jackson high through the middle. Here was one press even Erik ten Hag was going to struggle to shut out.
The day after taking on the media, though, Ten Hag had his sights on a different set of targets at Old Trafford. This was the night he sent a message to his Manchester United malcontents.
Out went Marcus Rashford, dropped to the bench after a performance of quite staggering apathy at Newcastle on Saturday night.