Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's winning start may have come to an end but Manchester United's storming two-goal comeback at the death against Burnley meant all was not lost.
Most onlookers expected the Norwegian to comfortably seal a ninth straight win in all competitions - and a record-breaking seventh at the start of a Premier League reign - but Sean Dyche's men had other ideas.
Solskjaer's United had not so much as gone behind before Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood scored for Burnley, who were dreaming of a first win at Old Trafford since 1962 until Paul Pogba and Victor Lindelof sealed a dramatic 2-2 draw.
The overriding feeling was frustration for both sides at full-time, but this could prove a valuable point for a United side who were for so long frustrated by an organised side backed up by in-form goalkeeper Tom Heaton.
Meanwhile, there is still drama to play out in the January transfer window as Marouane Fellaini looks set to leave for the Chinese Super League.
Solskjaer looks determined to hang onto United's promising youngsters and offer them game time, but that doesn't mean there won't be any late drama before the window shuts.
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Man Utd vs Burnley line-ups
Man Utd: de Gea, Young, Lindelof, Jones, Shaw, Andreas Pereira, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Lukaku, Rashford
Subs: Sanchez, Smalling, Lingard, Fred, Dalot, Ander Herrera, Romero
Burnley: Heaton, Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Hendrick, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Barnes, Wood
Subs: Gudmundsson, Vokes, Gibson, Hart, Ward, Vydra, Benson
Referee: Jon Moss (W Yorkshire)
