Poor finishing costing Reds dearly

BASTIAN Schweinsteiger says Manchester United must forget talk of a title challenge unless they rediscover their killer instinct in front of goal.

United dropped to fourth in the Premier League after recording their sixth 0–0 draw this season.

Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard, Marouane Fellaini and Schweinsteiger squandered good opportunities to record a much–needed win.

United missed the chance to go top last weekend when they drew at Leicester, and are now three points behind Claudio Ranieri’s side. Schweinsteiger believes United’s poor finishing is costing them dearly.

“In every game we create chances but haven’t scored. When that is the case it is not easy to win matches,” the United midfielder said.

“The guy who has the opportunity has to feel that they want to score a goal and are going to score.

“If you miss a chance you have to be unhappy. When you are a big striker like (Cristiano) Ronaldo, (Lionel) Messi and Thomas Muller (it is) the same. It is about attitude. They want to score goals. They have quality but they want to score.”

Only victory will guarantee United’s progress to the last 16, but Louis van Gaal is not worried about another no–show from his forwards, he says