"This performance will give us a lot to build on. I hope it's what we needed to get back on track. We showed a lot of character. At half-time we were still up for it and that's what earned us a point.
"We are getting stronger. Rio is coming back, Wayne is coming back, the squad is getting fit with everyone ready to play. I felt a lot better than at Bolton. I played 74 minutes against Bolton and it was hard.
“I hadn't played since the Euros [Euro 2004] so I was happy to get a game. The manager said he would have to play me against Bolton because I would need that game before the Champions' League started and he was right.
"The Champions' League is not more important to us - how can it be with Liverpool the next Premiership match? Every game we play this season is going to be played with full determination. We'll be giving everything whether it is the Premiership, Champions' League, FA Cup or Carling Cup.
“If you are a United player that is what it is about. I am not concerned at the way the season has started. It is history. We can't change it, we have to deal with it. You say Arsenal must have a dip at some stage, but we do not think about them. We have to look at ourselves, not anyone else, that won't help us. We have to build on our own team and our own performances. That is what we have to focus on."