For more than 90 minutes at Old Trafford, this looked like being a painfully familiar story for Manchester United. Another defeat, another limp performance and another stumble into full-blown crisis.
Then Scott McTominay, of all people, climbed off the bench to save the day with two injury-time goals to snatch a 2-1 win over Brentford as despair inside this grand old stadium turned to utter delirium.
It means Erik ten Hag can breathe a little easier during the international break. More than anything, the two-week hiatus will give the United boss time to get some players fit.