Right at the end of Jose Mourinho's news conference following Manchester United's desperate Champions League exit to Sevilla, he was asked what needed to change to avoid another night like this.
"Everything," replied the Portuguese coach. "Everything needs to change."
It may be that he said it in the heat of the moment after what was his worst result as United manager. But, then, he is not the type to say things he does not mean.
If, indeed, he does feel that "everything" has to change to lift the club back into the group of Europe's top teams, then it is a startling admission.
We are 15 months and 109 games into Mourinho's reign at Old Trafford, during which time he has spent £286-million on eight new players. A lot has changed already.
He can, of course, argue progress. He inherited a squad that finished fifth in the Premier League and won the League Cup and the Europa League in his first season. Finishing sixth in the league was a disappointment - though it was down, in part, to the focus on the Europa League - but they look likely to finish second this season, their highest since Alex Ferguson retired five years ago.
Even in the Champions League there has been a step forward. Louis van Gaal's United could not get out of a group consisting of Wolfsburg, PSV Eindhoven and CSKA Moscow. Mourinho's team breezed through theirs, though elimination at the hands of Sevilla is bordering on a disaster.
Defeat to Real Madrid, Barcelona or even Manchester City could have been forgiven, but it is difficult to explain two meek performances against Spain's fifth-best team. Mourinho struck a dismissive tone after the final whistle, insisting Champions League disappointment was "not something new for this club" after he knocked United out of the competition at Old Trafford with Porto in 2004 and Real Madrid in 2013.
He added that it was "not the end of the world". It is unlikely the 76000 fans who came to Old Trafford on Tuesday night will be able to brush off the defeat so easily.
For that, Mourinho must take responsibility. He has proved himself to be a fantastic manager - you need only look at his CV to see that. But the football this United team play - controlled and cautious - is hard to justify when it does not get results. It worked against Liverpool, but not against Sevilla.
On Tuesday night Mourinho's team knew they needed to win to go through. But they did not start creating chances until 15 minutes from the end, by which time they were already 2-0 down. It was too little, too late.
Despite Mourinho's claim, there is not that much scope for drastic change. It is likely he will make two or three signings in the summer, including a central midfielder, but there will not be wholesale alterations.
Mourinho, 55, will get time. He signed an extension to his contract in January that should keep him at the club until at least 2020...