And, player-boss Hessenthaler is amazed his injury-hit squad did so well in taking a home point against high-flying Utd.
"We had to give four players fitness tests before the start, including me," he said after the draw.
"I had to pull out as well with a calf strain. Mark Saunders was only 70 per cent fit while Adrian Pennock hasn't played a league game since last October when he suffered a bad knee injury at Birmingham.
"We had to send them out and full credit to them for the way they played."