This time, there were no histrionics. No drama. Cristiano Ronaldo left the field as anonymously as he had occupied it for the previous hour and a half as a smattering of boos greeted the final whistle at Old Trafford.
Yes, there had been the usual arm-waving. Moments when he shook his head and muttered to himself after things did not go his way. You can never ignore the man completely.
But this was another colourless display from Ronaldo, one that left him without a goal in six games in 2022 — his worst run since a seven-match drought for United in the 2008-09 season.