This time the reaction was different. Hojlund offered Matheus Cunha applause for his overhit forward pass moments before half-time. Cunha cursed his execution, particularly as he had engineered space with a deft turn that wowed the crowd in New Jersey.

Last season, West Ham (11-10-17) and Man United (11-9-18) finished back-to-back in the Premier League table, at 14 and 15, respectively. Both teams have a long history of stateside matches, with West Ham’s most recent appearance being just last summer in the inaugural Stateside Cup.