The morning after the night before is really rather wonderful. Much of theF media discussion about events at Old Trafford will centre around the shortcomings of Manchester United – and Eric ten Haag may now face a fight to hold onto his job – but anyone of a Fulham persuasion will have woken up with a beaming smile after Marco Silva’s men made more history yesterday afternoon.

In typical Fulham fashion, they made it as dramatic as possible for us. The efficiency of Alex Iwobi’s finish eclipsed his earlier failures in front of goal, but the rapidity of Adama Traore was what made the goal possible. The joy of clinching only our third league win at Old Trafford was enhanced by the fact that Fulham looked to have thrown it away – with Harry Maguire forcing home an equaliser in the last minute of normal time – and responded to that setback with two terrific attacks deep into added time that eventually made the difference.

The win was all the more impressive as the Whites were without two of their most consistent performers this season. That Joao Palhinha was barely missed shows you how well Sasa Lukic stepped into central midfield, whilst Iwobi’s return meant we weren’t ruing another niggling injury that ruled out Willian. Silva’s team selection and substitutions have been questioned this season, but his approach delivered the goods from first whistle to last yesterday. Asked about the boldness of being adventurous at Old Trafford, Silva said: ‘This is our way’.

Lukic certainly embraced his chance to shine, driving forward through the gaping holes in United’s rearguard throughout whilst also not being shy to put his foot in. The Serbian midfielder might have taken a cue from Rodrigo Muniz, who seems to have been utterly transformed by the signing of Armando Broja. The Albanian forward has had only cursory playing down since making the move down the King’s Road – and so marvellously did Muniz monster Maguire and Raphael Varane that you have to wonder whether Raul Jimenez will be able to get back into the side.

Both of those players had strong claims to be the man-of-match, whilst Calvin Bassey and Alex Iwobi weighed in with significant contributions that went well beyond scoring those all-important goals. Bassey delivered a performance packed full of power and pace, capping a dominantly display, with his first goal for the club gleefully dispatched after the terrific Timothy Castagne had got in the way of a snapshot from a corner. Iwobi’s impact, deep into Fergie time, will now forever be etched into Fulham folklore.

I was fortunate to see Chris Coleman’s side surprise United in 2003 in person. The Whites took their chances ruthlessly on that day, but they never enjoyed the level of supremacy that Silva’s charges revelled in yesterday. This was no smash and grab raid, with Iwobi, Pereira and Muniz both missing good chances in the first half. Silva has certainly made a serious impact since taking Fulham back to the top flight – and you get the sense he isn’t finished yet.