Michael Carrick was already sat at the desk in the Carrington media room when the Zoom screen flickered into life for his first press conference as Manchester United's caretaker manager.
The 40-year-old was flanked by Harry Maguire and before questions were taken he wanted to address the media, he had something to get off his chest.
But in what he will hope isn't a sign of things to come, Carrick's first public appearance as United's caretaker manager got off to an inauspicious start.
As he tried to deliver his tribute to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the Spanish translation was being broadcast in the background, a technical malfunction in an era of Zoom calls and computer screen chats.
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