Ralf Rangnick had seen this movie before - and quite recently, too.
His Manchester United team had stormed out of the blocks on a wet night at Burnley, taken the lead, failed to build on it, conceded an equaliser, panicked and completely run out of puff.
What unfolded at Turf Moor on Tuesday night was essentially a re-run of what happened against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup last Friday.
Rangnick's United have slipped into a pattern of not being able to make their spells of dominance in games pay off.