Yes there was the usual "Alan Pardew's black and white army" chants from the die-hard section in the East Stand when times were tough yesterday, but there were rumblings elsewhere that next week is Pardew's "D-Day"!
There were the odd boos at the final whistle, but nothing to drown out the clapping of the faithful, and this was a fixture United fans KNEW would be very very tough.
But QPR? That is a different ball game.
Lose to Harry "The Bung" and his ramashackle bunch of losers, and we are into a full-blooded CRISIS!
Alan Pardew: “I was pleased with the fans because they showed patience.
"We are going to need them at QPR next Saturday to show that same patience.
"It’s going to be so important that we get the right mood inside the Stadium for the QPR game.”