Erik ten Hag has stressed the need for patience at Manchester United and Wednesday night's draw with Leeds was a reminder of the work still to be done if they are to become genuine title challengers.
The overall performance was certainly mitigated by the fact that it was a grudge match in which United displayed both the best and worst sides of their game during the nail-biting draw.
It was the type of match in which United's most important players were needed to salvage a point, and by full-time it was even more apparent who two of them are.