There was one other element you could criticise, mind. That was Martinez’s “challenge”. It was really a two-footed stamp from jumping into the air, and Glasner said both the defender and Daichi Kamada were “fortunate he touched the ball and not the shin”. Ten Hag declined to comment on it.

The Eagles did the double over Erik ten Hag’s side last season. Can they repeat their efforts? Join Tim de Lisle. We deserved to win, Says Onana 19:38 The game was a tale of two goalies.

Two wins and 10 goals from their last two games means that for once the atmosphere around Manchester United is relatively buoyant, no matter that those triumphs came against a likely relegation contender and a League One opponent.