There were five minutes of the first half remaining when Marcus Rashford stood facing Mathias Jorgensen on the left touchline with the ball at his feet.
In the blink of an eye, Manchester United's young No.10 nutmegged his opponent and burst clear before swinging a cross to the far post.
It hardly seemed to matter that Diogo Dalot turned the ball wide with a first-time attempt. Old Trafford was still roaring its appreciation of Rashford's audacity and skill.
'We have to remind people what Manchester United is all about,' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wrote in the match programme for his first home game as caretaker manager.