What a dramatic difference ten weeks can make.
Exactly 70 days since Manchester United last visited the capital, the full-time scenes could not have been more contrasting. Perhaps mindful of the 4-0 embarrassment they experienced at the Gtech Community Stadium against Brentford as the team bus navigated its way through the west London streets, United's players could have been forgiven for feeling the nerves as Stamford Bridge crept into view.
But a lot had changed since United's last visit to London and that was blindingly obvious to everyone who watched Saturday's teatime kick-off against Chelsea. After Casemiro's 94th-minute equaliser rescued a point to keep the Reds within touching distance of the top-four, a pile of bodies risked crushing the Brazilian, while Lisandro Martinez was spotted hugging a complete stranger at the front of the away end. It meant so much.
