Had Mert Günok been wearing a cap, he could have taken it off and caught Alex Telles’ cross in it.
Instead, the hapless Turkish keeper dropped a second goal into Bruno Fernandes’ lap.
Telles would have to possess some nerve to claim an assist for that one.
But what he can claim is Manchester United’s left-back position, permanently.
Sure, the evidence is a touch limited.
It would have been harder NOT to have a decent game against such a generous bunch of visitors.
But if his full Premier League debut at the weekend, against far sterner opposition in the form of lowly West Brom, is taken into account, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is more than entitled to be enthused about his left-back options.
Unlike his counterpart down the road, as it happens.
Luke Shaw, for all the criticism down the years, is no slouch but Telles has an athleticism about him that is very much in the DNA of ultra-modern full-backs.
And even though his cross for the Fernandes second should have provided routine glove work, his delivery style still exudes a touch of quality.
Considering the 27-year-old Brazilian has been relatively well-travelled, he was not an obvious recruit in the last transfer window.
And the fact his £14.5million capture was only completed on deadline day smacked of familiar last-minute, faintly desperate shopping.
But from what United supporters have seen in a Covid interrupted start to his Old Trafford career, they can, at worst, expect him to provide Shaw with stiff competition.
That would be pleasant news for United’s recruitment department, as would a consistent run for the elusive Donny van de Beek.
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Somewhat oddly, Van de Beek has not started a Premier League game since his £35million signing but there was enough tidiness about him on Tuesday to suggest he should surely get the nod soon.
And while Edinson Cavani was hardly electric, he did act as a disciplined attacking fulcrum.
So while the opposition might have been mediocre, there was still just a hint that United did, after all, know what they were doing last summer.
