Ralf Rangnick still believes his Manchester United side were fortunate to avoid defeat at Newcastle United.
The draw, which happened seven days ago, is clearly still on the mind of the German, who was less than impressed with the display.
Since then Rangnick saw United beat Burnley 3-1 in what was a comfortable win.
At St James' Park though they needed a second-half goal from Edinson Cavani to rescue a point.
Newcastle, currently in the relegation zone, went ahead early on and dominated for much of the game.
Jacob Murphy saw a late effort hit the post as the visitors escaped with a point, but Rangnick believes the experience will prove a useful one for the Red Devils.
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He said in his programme notes: "We did well to avoid defeat... it was a valuable experience for everybody involved because it showed just how important it is to be energetic and physical in our approach."
Rangnick is still very much trying to implement his philosophy and get a gauge on his players.
He rang the changes at half-time, switching up the formation in an effort to rescue the contest against Newcastle.
His tweaks led to an improved performance, but it was still well below expectations.
Rangnick has spoken about wanting to see his side control games going forward, although they are yet to do so.
Immediately after the draw in the north east he spoke candidly about their display.
"Today we didn't control the game apart from a few moments," Rangnick told Sky Sports.
"It's all about energy, physicality and who wins the second balls. In all those areas we weren't at our best.
"You have to be ready and able to win those direct duels and this was not that often the case. When we were in possession we had too many giveaways and even with the goal, that doesn't make things easy.
"Today was not a question of body language, it was a question of body physicality. If you want to be competitive here you have to get physical and this was not the case in many parts of the game.
"Our biggest problem was the mistakes we made. Even when we scored the equaliser we were not really controlling the game and taking the right decisions.
"I didn't like the performance at all."
United have two games in hand on the majority of their top four rivals but are currently sat in seventh, four points off Arsenal who occupy fourth.
