Manchester United delivered a more cohesive performance in a changed formation but were held to a 1-1 draw by Leeds as pressure on Michael Carrick continues to grow.
In a week that included defeat to Atletico Madrid and an explosive interview from Lisandro Martinez - who started at Elland Road - the noise was calmed somewhat by a display that showed character, if not enough quality to claim a second league win of the season.
United played without a recognised striker for the majority, allowing Youri Tielemans a more offensive role and he as combined with Bryan Mbeumo to open the scoring in the first half.
But Carrick's side faded badly as the game went on, another fixture in which they were outrun, eventually pegged back by Dominic Calvert-Lewin from a poorly defended corner.
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Leeds away was pitched as the worst game to end a fractious week, but the hosts were not at their battling best and United at least appeared motivated towards improvement. "In isolation, going to Leeds and performing how they did was a decent result," reflected Jamie Carragher.
There was far more intent shown than in last week's drab draw with Spurs, albeit results will read one Premier League win from seven - and none since August. Carrick will know that return is not good enough to dispel talk of pressure on his position.
More to follow...