Vital Man Utd change that reveals Amorim's progress

There are a myriad of ways to measure Manchester United's progress, with Ruben Amorim able to learn as much from one point at the City Ground as he would have taken from any of the previous three successive victories.

- PETE HALL

Simply put, United would have lost this last season. They controlled the first half but, not for the first time under Amorim's tutelage, were masters of their own downfall in the blink of an eye.

Responding to adversity has been conspicuous by its absence in the 12 months of Amorim's reign. The City Ground was baying for blood as their team completed a remarkable turnaround early in the second half. United were on the canvas, seemingly waiting for the towel to be thrown in by Amorim. This, however, is a very different United from the one Amorim inherited 12 months ago.

"In the past, if we had this kind of bad five minutes and we suffered two goals, we didn't recover. Today is a different feeling," Amorim explained perfectly. "You can sense that we could not win this game, but we are not going to lose. And that is a feeling that a big team sometimes has to have. Last season we lose this game, by more goals." Possessing starlets who can do what Amad Diallo did nine minutes from time to snatch a point, one that last season would have been beyond United long before the breathtaking volley hit the net, certainly helps.