It's been a slow burn of a pre-season for Alejandro Garnacho, but the Manchester United starlet played like he was determined to make up for lost time against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday.
The 18-year-old clocked up more than 21,000 air miles on the club's pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia without kicking a ball in a match situation.
With Erik ten Hag using pre-season to build a team ready to compete in his ethos on the opening day this weekend, some of the youngsters have had to take a back seat this summer, but of the 27 outfield players that travelled on tour, Garnacho was the only one not to feature.
