Williams slammed in a volley with his right foot to reduce the deficit and had to suppress the urge to celebrate, allowing himself a brief moment of arm-waving encouragement towards the away end as the adrenaline coursed through his veins. Greenwood's reaction to his first league strike was similarly selfless, focusing on the need to get the game restarted with the scores level. It said much of their mentality, the Manchester United mindset, and the character required at this level.

“It was very hard [not to celebrate] but I was focused on getting back because the main thing was we were back in the game," Williams told United Review. “We started off slowly and the first half wasn’t good enough and that goal just lifted everything and got us back into it. It was hard not to celebrate but I just knew we had a job to do.

"It was just one of those, where you hit it and know it’s in, so I just turned away and got back into position ready to start the game again.