Sir Alex Ferguson lambasted his defence after Manchester United came from behind yet again to claim a thrilling 4-3 victory at Reading on Saturday.
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When Hal Robson-Kanu fired the Royals in front at the Madejski Stadium it was the 14th time this season that United had conceded first in a game.
However, Ferguson saw his side pull off another rescue act to claim the spoils and move three points clear at the top of the Premier League standings after Manchester City and Chelsea both failed to win earlier in the day.
The Red Devils boss, though, was far from happy with his back-line, saying 'it was a miracle they won' after conceding another three goals.
Ferguson told ESPN: "I thought it might be a record Premier League score at half-time. It was really, really bad defending.
"That was the absolute worst it's been this season. We deserved to get battered today. We scored goals thankfully which rescued us.
"If you make mistakes like that defending then you are going to have to do rescue jobs every week. Today was another rescue job.
"It was a miracle that we won the way we were defending. I'm just glad we did win it."
Wayne Rooney, who scored his team's first goal from the penalty spot to draw the visitors level for the first time, admitted United's first-half performance was "crazy", but had the belief they would put things right after the break.
"It was crazy to be honest but we dug in there," he said. "We knew that in the first half our defending from set-pieces wasn't good enough and that can cost us.
"In the second half we wanted to be more solid. We were happy to get the three points."
Asked what Ferguson said at half-time, Rooney replied: "Just to defend better, to stay with our runners and get against our players at set-pieces. In the second half we did that."
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