In his season of 1,000 cuts, this will count as a painless day for Harry Maguire, even without winning. That is to say he faced considerable abuse in his workplace, but blessedly it came only from fans of the other side.
Perhaps that is how we must measure his progress for now, this period when trips to his own corner have too often carried the risk of a dunking in the spit bucket.
Goodness, look at his previous two games before he reached the safer haven of Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Leicester on Saturday.