Ole Gunnar Solskjaer claims Manchester United are on the right track as he celebrates one year in charge.
United are sixth, just as they were when Jose Mourinho was sacked, but are one point worse off.
However they are four points off the top four compared to 13 when Mourinho left and Solskjaer insists his young side are making progress under him.
“I’ve really enjoyed it,” said the United boss, reflecting on his first year in charge. “I think we’re on the right track.
“We’ve taken a few steps forward. Today is not a big step backwards, it’s more of a stand still, not improving.
“It’s a work in progress. I think these young boys are learning. We as a team and a group are going forward.”
It was fitting in the 4,000th consecutive game United fielded a home-grown player that teenager Mason Greenwood should rescue a draw for them.
Greenwood cancelled out Victor Lindelof’s own goal, which Solskjaer felt should have been disallowed for a foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin on David De Gea.
“It’s just so natural for him,” he said. “He knows what to do. If you open your legs, he shoots through them and if you close them, he bends it round you.
“Too many chances are missed in general because strikers rush the finish, but the best have that extra half second and he does.
“It’s fitting that it should be an academy player who scores in the 4,000th match and it makes it hard for me to leave him out.
“We’ve always had that in our DNA, players added in from other top clubs, and that will always be the philosophy here.”
