Fergie Time returns as Solskjaer is saved by the return of Man Utd

In his eight games at the head of Manchester United, it seemed that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had brought back almost everything that had disappeared since the time of Sir Alex Ferguson.

But an element of Scottish legendary rule that was not needed was a good old fight from Fergie Time.

Eight successive victories and not a minute behind the eighth ball had meant a late comeback, but a dramatic 2-2 draw against Burnley on Tuesday was quite out of Ferguson's playbook.

When Chris Wood doubled Burnley, it turned out that Solskjaer's unbeaten run was over, but United mentioned the mental resistance that saved him a point.

They were the best in a fairly open first half, but they could not seem to bother Tom Heaton no matter what they had tried. Although it was not the most exciting 45 minutes, they at least sounded in a way rarely seen in Jose Mourinho's time.

But just as they seemed to be accelerating at the start of the second half, Andreas Pereira's moment of madness forced them to fall behind for the first time under Solskjaer. The Brazilian tried to be too clever in his half and managed to lose the ball only against Jack Cork, who fed Ashley Barnes for a nice shot past David de Gea.

Solskjaer had to make changes – and did. Jesse Lingard and Alexis Sanchez entered the fray in place of Pereira and Romelu Lukaku at the feet of lead.

Yet, United could not find a way out, as Burnley pulled himself together and wiped out all hope that Solskjaer's favored counterattack philosophy would be the key to opening the Clarets. Whenever United put the ball forward, there was a cluttered patch that stared at them.

They needed a spark. They needed the old magic of United, which would always guarantee that the visiting teams would not be safe before the final whistle: they would have fallen to the ground and would be submitted just in time to save the situation. The iron fist in the velvet glove.

It seemed like it would not happen when Wood was going home at the back post after Ashley Westwood's center, but it was just going to make the comeback even more spectacular.

They had a goal three minutes from the end, while Jesse Lingard was brought into the box by Jeff Hendrick and Paul Pogba left the box.

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Thus, the final is fantastic, while Alexis Sanchez scored the goal of center Ashley Young and that after Tom Heaton failed to enter the game, Victor Lindelof scored his first goal in United to score a point in the 92nd minute.

This is the feeling that prevails around the Theater of Dreams: they were disappointed not to have obtained the three points, players returning to the next level after the leveler to try to grab a third.

But Solskjaer will be delighted with the way his team fought in the respected tradition of his former boss. Olé really brings back the good old days, it seems.