Old Trafford remembered Manchester United die-hard Terry Hall by playing We're Having All The Fun and Enjoy Yourself. United certainly did.
Progression to the League Cup quarter-finals, with Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham already eliminated, and one of City and Liverpool certain to be ejected on Thursday increases the chance of the Old Trafford museum ordering a plinth for the first time in nearly six years.
The trophy City have monopolised for much of the Pep Guardiola era represents the earliest date for United to end their trophy drought that is certain to stray close to six years and selecting remotely weakened teams is anathema to Erik ten Hag. United started their strongest available side, bar David de Gea.
