Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has revealed what he told his players at half-time to spark their stunning second-half comeback against Aston Villa on Boxing Day.
The Red Devils were two down at the break after giving up a pair sloppy goals to Unai Emery's side. First, John McGinn profited from the lack of a commanding presence in the United defence as his cross from a free-kick found its way into the net.
And then just five minutes later - in the 26th minute - Leander Dendoncker was able to flick the ball past Andre Onana, having stood unopposed just outside the six-yard area.
But the home side found previously unseen restorative abilities in the second-half and managed to draw level thanks to an Alejandro Garnacho brace before Rasmus Hojlund scored his first goal in the Premier League in the 82nd minute which snatched the win.
Following the dramatic fixture, Ten Hag opened up on what he had told the squad during the interval, indicating that belief played a key role in their recovery.
'The atmosphere changed a lot from the first half to the second, but if you look at the first half you are losing because of two set plays, in moments where we were not so focused,' the Dutchman told Amazon Prime.
'I think already in the first half we played quite well, and kept trying and trying. At half-time I said to the team, "keep believing, and keep doing what we did, actually do even more".
'We needed to put more and more pressure on. At 1-2 then when we added pressure you see what happened.
'I said before the game that we were competitive with Arsenal, competitive with Liverpool so if we play our best we can beat anyone. Believe that, even when you are two-nil down, it doesn't matter. Keep going, show character, and today they did show we have the personality to do it. I think it was a very good team performance.'
Ten Hag saw several of his key players produce performances that will lead many United fans to believe they can still achieve a version of success in this campaign.
Marcus Rashford came back into the starting XI for the first time in six games and was a constant threat, Bruno Fernandes excelled in the No 10 position and Hojlund ended his long Premier League goal drought.
But it was Garnarcho, who scored the goals that got the side level, that was the standout performer.
The fightback was also a timely one for the under-fire boss, who could look up into the stands and see INEOS group director of sport, Sir Dave Brailsford, in attendance for the first time since Sir Jim Ratcliffe's minority purchase of the club this week.
The win saw United climb back into the Premier League's top-six, five points off a top-four place, though the Manchester club have played a game more than Tottenham in fourth and two games more than Manchester City in fifth.