Manchester United walked out to face Liverpool amid a mood of insurrection and undisguised pessimism - then walked off to noisy acclaim as the Erik ten Hag era was ignited on a memorable night of sound and fury at Old Trafford.
United's supporters marched in their thousands in protest against the ownership of the Glazers before kick-off and even the pre-match parading of new £60m signing Casemiro was accompanied by the soundtrack of open discontent aimed at the Americans.
There was, however, unity behind an outstanding United performance that made a nonsense of the embarrassment of the home defeat to Brighton and 4-0 humiliation at Brentford in Ten Hag's first two Premier League games.