Back to back wins have, at least temporarily, cleared the gathering black cloud that was beginning to hang over Manchester United.
A 1-0 win at Burnley was followed up by a comfortable 3-0 Carabao Cup win over Crystal Palace - a display labelled Manchester United's best performance of the season by Gary Neville.
While it would be remiss of Erik ten Hag or his players to look too far ahead given another defeat this weekend would have them back teetering on the edge, they now face a crucial five-game run before they take on Pep Guardiola's City in a Manchester derby.