Sir Alex Ferguson made wholesale changes for Tuesday's quarter-final clash at Upton Park but the players that took to the field could not take the opportunity to shine.
The Hammers, bottom of the Premier League table after a dismal start to the season, strolled to a shock 4-0 victory as Jonathan Spector and Carlton Cole both scored twice.
Phelan admits the performance was poor and that individual mistakes cost the Red Devils a place in the semi-finals and their grip on the trophy.
However, the assistant manager is now looking forward to finding out how those players bounce back in training to see if they show the right character.
"Some of the defending was na?ve," Phelan admitted.
"There are lessons to be learned from the defending point of view with individual players and hopefully they will take something from that.
"You can learn from defeats and we need them to learn quickly. They are quality players but they are young and they are going to make mistakes.
"It's how they deal with those mistakes and how they react. So we'll be looking in the next few days to see what character they've got and whether they can step up to the plate next time."
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