Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praised two academy graduates after defeat to Cardiff City.
Solskjaer handed a full debut to Mason Greenwood and also was pleased with Scott McTominay's performance.
"We've been poor," Solskjaer said. "We've hit a brick wall towards the end of the season. Very disappointing. The big plus is the season's over, draw a big line over it and look forward.
"Because we know we are too far behind where we want to be, 98 and 97 points is exceptional, the two teams, we're five or six behind third, fourth, fifth and that's realistically who we need to challenge for next year.
"They've been going through a tough period for the players, good players, towards the end of the season fatigued mentally, physically. Today with some confidence on the pitch you normally win that game and the most confident boy was Mason.
"It was great to see him, the joy that gave the fans, supporters, players, me a lift, that and Scott McTominay were the two big pluses."