An hour after full-time, workers were still clearing the gangways of debris and Luke Shaw was still in his full Manchester United kit, having a kick-about with his son.
The charming scenes of toddlers tottering around the pitch in kits bearing the name 'Daddy' began almost as soon as they heard the final shrill.
A blond boy, possibly the son of Jack Butland or Tom Heaton, started the ball rolling - literally - by kicking it into the Stretford End net to enthusiastic cheers from a buoyant crowd.
