However it was preceeded by back-to-back Old Trafford losses to Everton and Newcastle in a run of matches which has not seen them win in the premier league since November 10.
On Monday David Moyes said that he took complete responsibility for the results but Young thinks that the whole squad has a duty to improve the results. "Of course. We are the players who go out on the pitch" he said when asked whether he felt responsibility should be shared "Everybody is in it together; manager, staff and players. We win together, we lose together." Against Shakhtar, Young made his first start since the Capital One Cup in late October. "We really wanted to get back to winning ways and thankfully we managed to do that" Young added "we would have liked to get a few goals more but it wasn't to be.The main thing is that we got the 3 points and topped the group. When you are winning you play with a lot of confidence than when you're losing. Everybody showed confidence out there. Everybody wanted to play and everybody wanted the ball. We want to get back to winning [every week] and there is no better place to go than Villa Park on Sunday and hopefully get another three points. If we put on a display like we did against Shakhtar, we should be able to do that."
United are currently 7 points adrift of the top four and 13 points behind league leaders Arsenal but Young thinks if they can have a good festive programme, they can close the gap on their rivals. "We want to build on this win especially at Christmas time when you have games coming thick and fast and is virtually an important period" he said "There are plenty of games and plenty of points to play for. There is another tough test coming up this weekend but we can definitely go there and keep the momentum going into the new year. Last night we put on a good performance, finished top of the group and we can build on that."