Liam Fox handed the plaudits to Motherwell before claiming a point means the world to his beleaguered Dundee United side.
The Tannadice caretaker believes the result could be a starting point despite still searching for a first Premiership win and sitting bottom of the table. Fox will wait to see what managerial decision is taken by his club after the dismissal of Jack Ross, but a Premier Sports Cup win over Livingston midweek and now a share of the spoils is a sign that things are looking up.
He said: "We are pleased with the point. I thought Motherwell were good — I’ll be honest about that. What pleased me about our performance is that we showed resilience in our box and we had to. I think this will be a tough place to come over the course of this season, but the players stuck at it. They defended their box and defended their goal. For that, they deserve credit.
"If you look at the week as a whole, we have come to two difficult venues and got one victory and claimed a point on Saturday. There are things that need to get better; that have to get better. That’s where we are at.
"One of the things we have spoken about as a staff and a group of players - in the short-term - is having pride in making blocks and defending your box. Has a corner been turned? I can only go from the game the other night and today, and we are reasonably pleased.
"What happens going forward, I have no idea. All I can say is that it looked to me as if the players were doing all they could to at least take a point.
"It’s been a tough week; a long week for everyone connected with the football club. I’m not being negative and seeing we are coming here accepting a point, but the reality of this week - Wednesday, today and the limited time on the training pitch, we are reasonably pleased.
"I’ve been totally focused on Wednesday and today. I’m sure, at some point, I’ll speak to whoever I need to speak to. The club is going through their process and, moving forward, that’s something well above my pay grade. Until I’m told otherwise, I’ll just carry on."
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