His body language was that of a coach who knew how badly Leeds had been hammered and probably doubted whether Massimo Cellino had any time left for him.
Given the movement below United in the Championship table since then, a bad week might have done for him and Evans - to judge by Cellino’s track record - was in do-or-die territory before Bolton on Saturday.
Two wins from two games, including a first victory at Cardiff since the days when Frankie Goes to Hollywood were outselling everyone else, is an impressive riposte to serious questions about Evans’ ability to ride out the storm.
Long-term, who knows what Cellino has in store for him? But the results against Bolton and Cardiff should keep him in place for at least the rest of this season.