First, to pre-emptively fend away claims of hyperbolic claptrap, a disclaimer: nobody would claim that Sunday witnessed Manchester United’s greatest-ever performance or result. That’s an entirely different debate.
What our post-match editorial discussion centred on was whether or not any of us could put forward a greater spectacle than the one we had just witnessed.
Sunday's dramatic 4-3 extra-time victory overdelivered on every conceivable metric.
Rivalry? The biggest. Drama? The latest. Goals? Seven of them. Entertainment? Relentless. Emotions? All over the place.
And that’s without even considering the context of the game’s importance to both teams.