As influential as Luke Shaw was on Tuesday night, starting and finishing one attack and pinging the ball with the precision of Kevin de Bruyne for Manchester United's third goal, he often went walkabout in the 37 minutes in between.
That was not lost on Erik ten Hag. "I had the feeling [in the] second half some had the feeling the game is gone and the game is never gone. You saw the reaction of the opponent, they still believed in it and if they get 2-1 they are back in the game." David de Gea had a more taxing evening than the 3-0 scoreline suggested, making four saves.
At full-time, Ten Hag strolled onto the pitch and thanked De Gea before they approached the Stretford End together. The impromptu exchange and Ten Hag's hand signals indicated he was irked by how open United were on an evening they only had two more attempts on target than Bournemouth.
