After the high of the dressing room scenes at Craven Cottage, Manchester United's players went their separate ways as they departed London, with 14 of them swapping the Premier League for a World Cup like no other in Qatar.
It was the perfect full stop to the first half of the season, with unity on display in front of the away end after Alejandro Garnacho's late winner and in the dressing room as the players celebrated a thrillingly-won three points. Even Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't wipe smiles off faces.
Garnacho is one of the few senior players not bound for Qatar and Erik ten Hag called the break a "danger" for the 18-year-old, given the possibility that focus could drift. For the fourteen off to the World Cup, it's a danger of a different kind.
