David Moyes shrugged off a fly-by protest and mounting pressure at Old Trafford to oversee Manchester United's 4-1 victory over Aston Villa on Saturday.
Many inside the stadium jeered and booed as a banner reading 'wrong one - Moyes out' was seen trailing a light aircraft high in the Manchester sky ahead of kick-off.
And the Reds responded as they went on to hit four in the league for only the second time this term.
The match was not without a few nervous moments, however, as Ashley Westwood's curling free-kick put Paul Lambert's inconsistent Villa side ahead inside 15 minutes.
But this time United showed some fight; Wayne Rooney's header drew the hosts level before the England man completed his brace from the penalty spot on the stroke of half-time.
Juan Mata notched his first goal for the club after the interval and Javier Hernandez gave a shine to the scoreline with a late fourth.
But it was the Spaniard, who has experienced a barren spell since his £37.1million move from Chelsea in January, who Moyes was celebrating after the game.
"He's deserved it," the Scot said.
"His play has been very good. He's made a difference to the team, he's helped the team.
"Goals were one of the reasons we bought him. He's always scored goals, he's got a very good goalscoring record.
"I think he was probably feeling it a little bit - he missed a chance in midweek, missed two good chances against West Ham - so I think there have been signs, the opportunities have been coming for him to score goals but, whenever he's played, he's made a difference and done very well for us."
