Early in the second half Manchester United's Luke Shaw ambled without purpose down the left and played an infield pass to nobody that almost went out of play on the other side of the pitch.
In the stands, they could hardly be bothered to complain.
By then the United support had been informed the local tram network was unable to get them home and were doubtless beginning to wonder, probably not for the first time, why on earth they had bothered to come in the first place.
MATCH FACTS AND PLAYER RATINGS
Manchester United (4-2-3-1): De Gea 7.