While Manchester United were struggling to score against Bournemouth, over in Italy, the man they let go and failed to replace was banging them in for Inter Milan — again.
Romelu Lukaku scored twice in a 2-1 win away at Bologna on Saturday, meaning he now has nine goals in 11 Serie A games under Antonio Conte. Had he not already been on the books of United, the club's scouting department would probably be recommending they make a move for this guy in January!
Losing at Bournemouth was a reality check for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his United players.
It reminded them of their problems, with recent results having only papered over the cracks.
United went to the Vitality Stadium off the back of a mini-run, but I did not read too much into their three wins on the bounce.
They won 1-0 against Partizan — a side currently fourth in the Serbian SuperLiga — via a penalty in the Europa League.
They got the better of a struggling Norwich side in the Premier League. Then they beat a second-string Chelsea team in the Carabao Cup, with Marcus Rashford's stunning free-kick proving the difference.
There was talk of this — and their 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Old Trafford in October — being proof of United turning a corner. I didn't see it that way. I still felt the problems were there, lying underneath, and they reappeared on Saturday.
Solskjaer described Joshua King's goal as a 'moment of magic' — and it really was — but United were unable to respond. One startling statistic doing the rounds after the 1-0 defeat was that the Norwegian has now lost more Premier League games as a manager than Jurgen Klopp, despite taking charge of 105 fewer games.
As our table shows, he also has the worst win ratio of any United boss to have taken charge since Sir Alex Ferguson left in 2013. David Moyes, caretaker Ryan Giggs, Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho all averaged at least 50 per cent but Solskjaer is on 48.9, having lost 13 of the 45 games he has overseen so far.
He has serious work to do to get this club back on track.
For one, they need to recruit right and be smarter in their decision-making. Seeing Lukaku scoring for fun in Italy must make United wonder whether letting him leave in the summer was the correct call.
Conte has got the 26-year-old fit and firing. He now looks like more of an athlete and that is the responsibility of the manager — to get his players properly prepared.
Should Solskjaer have been able to do that, too? They certainly could have done with Lukaku on Saturday.
There is now pressure on United to make sure they tackle January and the summer properly if they are to move forward. As things stand, we have seen little sign of progress.