David Moyes wore a ghosting look towards the end of his Manchester United tenure and you could be forgiven for thinking he was not really here on Boxing Day.
This was the ignored return. The Forgotten One. Not a reception of festive goodwill, nor one with callous mocking.
No, it was worse. Silence. Not a ripple of applause, not a boo. Moyes, stood at the back of the 30-strong party heading for Old Trafford's dugouts before kick-off, did not know where to look.
What followed was further confirmation that for him this stadium is haunted.