For Manchester United's players and fans, their season finally began with the first victory of the Erik ten Hag era.
After shambolic defeats to Brighton and Brentford, Monday's seismic 2-1 win over arch-rivals Liverpool showed just what United are capable of under their new boss. Intensity, enterprise and endeavour, the qualities missing from Ten Hag's first two Premier League games, underpinned one of the great United displays of recent years.
Ten Hag's big selection calls came off, in particular dropping star player Cristiano Ronaldo and skipper Harry Maguire, both of whom are sure to start on the bench again at the weekend. The challenge now for Ten Hag and his players is to ensure they maintain that high level on Saturday at Southampton, otherwise victory over Liverpool will count for nothing.
