At full-time one slumped to his knees and the other stared into space, and then long after the final whistle as the Manchester United players completed what was almost a half lap of honour, the pair of them were well behind their teammates, distraught.
They had tried their all here but they were let down by their more illustrious teammates.
Harvey Elliott, in from the start again, was bright and industrious and looked to be the player most likely to cause an assured United defence to panic every time he got the ball.
