Paul McGrath was, like any other Man United fan, in forlorn mood after seeing their latest embarrassing showing against Liverpool.
The Reds strolled to a 4-0 win that put them at the top of the Premier League - for 24 hours at least - while United sit adrift in sixth having now lost nine of their 33 league games.
Prior to the match, the Dubliner had tweeted out a hopeful message despite knowing it was likely to be a long night for anyone with an affiliation towards United.
He said: "Hope Man Utd show up tonight, the supporters deserve nothing less.
"I understand it’s a difficult place to go, but if there’s ever a place to redeem yourself Anfield is it."
After stewing on what was an abject performance from an extremely defensive lineup overnight though, he issued a follow-up tweet.
In it, he said: "Yes , have to be honest, it was a bit optimistic of me to believe that a bunch of lads who are so disconnected from their own supporters might turn in a surprise display to shock us."
It's a sentiment shared across The Red Devils' fanbase as while United have generally struggled since Alex Ferguson retired in 2013, they've never fielded a team that was so universally disliked by its own supporters.
Even their best player in Bruno Fernandes embodies how far off the top they are as he spends far too much of his time complaining to referees and teammates rather than leading through meaningful action on the pitch.
Keeper David De Gea is the only player to emerge from this season with any real credit as he has maintained a high level throughout the vast majority of games.
Even interim boss Ralf Rangnick has continued to allude to the mediocrity throughout the squad in ever more blunt fashion.
After this latest hiding, he said: "We have to be critical with ourselves because the way we played in the first 45 minutes was in no area what we wanted to see and what we wanted to play."
He later admitted: "If you analyse the situation, it's not that difficult to analyse.
"The team needs a rebuild, not because some players have to go but quite a few have no contracts anymore, their contracts are expiring, then for me it's clear there will be six, seven, eight, maybe 10 new players.
"And before you sign those players you need to be aware how do you want to play? What kind of football does the new manager want to play?
"And then take it from there and then bring every single player fitting into that kind of profile."
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