Romelu Lukaku had just missed a sitter, the last thing he needed given how his season has unfolded, but his first thought at full-time was for Crystal Palace’s crestfallen left-back.
If it was not for the distance he had to make up from his dugout to the far side of the pitch, Patrick Vieira might have got to Tyrick Mitchell before anyone else.
Vieira would have had as good an idea as anyone at Wembley what his distraught youngster was going through.
Marc Guehi consoles Crystal Palace defender Tyrick Mitchell after FA Cup semi-final defeat
On Friday, during his trip down FA Cup memory lane, five-times winner Vieira reflected on the importance of the small details that decide big occasions like this.