The league season ended how it started at Old Trafford: a 2-1 result, albeit this one was in Manchester United's favour.
This season has been bookended by two 2-1s that feel a lifetime apart. The mood around Old Trafford is not totally harmonious as the Glazer family mull over proposals to end their occupation, though the football is.
Nathan Lyon, the Australian spin bowler, was sat in the directors' box with a Bruno Fernandes scarf draped around his neck. United require no spin on this season even with a final to be played.