Warren Joyce felt his Wigan Athletic side did not deserve to lose 4-0 to Manchester United on Sunday.
The Latics were arguably the better side at Old Trafford for most of the first half but succumbed to a Marouane Fellaini header on the stroke of half-time.
Jose Mourinho's Red Devils then kicked into gear with three second-half goals, supplied by Chris Smalling, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Bastian Schweinsteiger, to come away with a comfortable win in the end.
However, Joyce felt it was a decent showing from his Championship outfit who can be proud of their performance despite a four-goal defeat.
"We got all the things we wanted to do pretty much right for 44 minutes," said former United reserves coach Joyce.
"I thought we had a good method and the lads were brave.
"We created the best chances with some pretty clever football and then conceded a goal you see every week in the Championship, so that's disappointing.
"For 60 minutes I was really pleased and the last 20 you can forget about because we were going gung-ho, chasing the game, and 4-0 probably flatters Manchester United."