Aaron Wan-Bissaka came on for the second-half of the Carabao Cup final with clear instructions from Erik ten Hag, whose side led by two goals to nil.
Diogo Dalot had done his best, but when a dangerous opposition winger needs to be stopped - especially one in the shape of Newcastle’s Allan Saint-Maximin - there’s only one man for the job.
That Wan-Bissaka would now be affectionately characterised in this way is both a statement on his unparalleled defensive abilities and an appreciation of football’s ever evolving landscape.
The 25-year-old joined the Red Devils from Crystal Palace in the summer of 2019 for an initial fee of £45 million and, in a period of United disarray, became a lightning rod for criticism.