Ralf Rangnick sat stoically in the austere press room for the best part of five minutes, waiting for the sound issue to be addressed on the Zoom call, until he exited to attend other media commitments pitchside.
At just gone 10.30pm, Rangnick strode across the pitch in the swirling rain, shielded only by a navy cap, to collect his belongings from the temporary away dressing room, located in the opposite corner to where the Manchester United team coach was humming.
Sean Dyche was by now on the post-match call, the sound finally repaired, brimming with repartee with the Burnley beat reporters. As soon as Dyche ended his debrief, the meeting ended. The final message from a United official came at 10.50pm: "Press conference has all been dismantled."
