Manchester United boss Michael Carrick said his side are making progress after they were arrested a Tie 1-1 to rivals Leeds in the Premier League.
Bryan Mbeumo’s first-half strike was canceled out by Dominic Calvert-Lewin after the break to leave United with seven points from seven games.
It is their worst start to a season since Sir Alex Ferguson arrived at Old Trafford in 1986, but Carrick was pleased with the performance.
He said: “In little moments and spells we played some really good football. It’s a tough place to get to.
“With the results we’ve had we haven’t been quite smooth, but it’s enough to get out of it. We had to work to get it. I was proud of the boys for the way they did it in difficult circumstances. A point is a point. It’s a step forward for us.”
“It was a tight game, a close game. It was kind of one of those games that could have gone either way, so let’s take the point and move on.”
Carrick started Lisandro Martinez despite his explosive criticism in midweek after the defeat to Atlético de Madrid, but he came off at half-time.
The visitors were more intense and organized, and Carrick was pleased by the coexistence shown by his players under fire.
He said: “You’re looking at the togetherness, the spirit, the unity. I have no doubt about that within the group and they’ve shown that even more in the last couple of days. They’ve shown that today.
“It is clear that they want to do well. They are a very tight group. Things have not gone our way. Part of it has to do with us. A little bit is here and there and luck at times.” The way we did today gives me a lot of faith that we are going forward that we are a strong group and if from that, with the quality we already have in the group, we will win football games.”
Leeds United manager Daniel Farke felt his side deserved to win.
Leeds had five shots on target in a spirited display and finished the weekend in seventh place in the table.
Farke told Sky Sports: “We’re a bit disappointed it’s only a point. Overall, I felt it wasn’t necessary to lose at half-time, but it’s still Manchester United.
“In the second half we got the equaliser, we should have maintained our dominance, too many shots over the crossbar but overall it was a solid performance. We should have won the game but we’re moving on.
“We took it as a compliment that we’ve done a lot of things right over the last month if we were seen as favorites against Manchester United, but we’ve earned it. We wanted to prove the comments right.
“We were the dominant side but we couldn’t capitalize because we lacked quality in and around the box.”
