Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praised the team's defensive display in Sunday's Premier League goalless draw with Chelsea but said his attacking players have room for improvement.
United defended solidly throughout against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge to earn a point as they denied the hosts a chance to regain their spot in the top four.
Solskjaer's side have scored the most goals in the league this season (53) but the Norwegian expects more quality from his side, who are second on the table with 50 points from 26 games, 12 points behind leaders Manchester City.
"We're not scoring enough goals, that's for sure," Solskjaer said after the match. "We came away and it's another good clean sheet but the next step for this team is to win these games and score a goal.
"In these so-called big games, we've kept some great clean sheets, great defending, energy, attitude.
"The lads have done absolutely everything right defensively. Attacking-wise we need that little bit of quality but that will come."
United travel to face 13th-placed Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
•Meanwhile, Arsenal have shown improvement in recent months and are heading in the right direction, manager Mikel Arteta said after Sunday's comeback Premier League victory at Leicester City revived their hopes of securing European qualification for next season.
Leicester took an early lead through Youri Tielemans, but goals from David Luiz, Alexandre Lacazette and Nicolas Pepe helped Arsenal to a 3-1 win, lifting them one place up to 10th on 37 points from 26 games.
Victory at King Power Stadium was Arsenal's second successive win following Thursday's Europa League victory over Benfica, which sealed a last-16 berth for the north London side with an aggregate 4-3 result.
"The team is clearly improving, it's taking a direction I like," Arteta said.
"We are still giving things to the opposition. It's something we have to eradicate to give ourselves the best possible chance.
"It's about how we played against top-quality opposition ... I'm proud about winning but obviously the way we've done it.
"The way we are playing looks much closer to what we want. The way the team is evolving, we have some consistency in recent months."
Arsenal travel to face 15th-placed Burnley on Saturday.
- Reuters
United are not scoring enough goals, says Solskjaer
Image: REUTERS/Julian Finney
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praised the team's defensive display in Sunday's Premier League goalless draw with Chelsea but said his attacking players have room for improvement.
United defended solidly throughout against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge to earn a point as they denied the hosts a chance to regain their spot in the top four.
Solskjaer's side have scored the most goals in the league this season (53) but the Norwegian expects more quality from his side, who are second on the table with 50 points from 26 games, 12 points behind leaders Manchester City.
"We're not scoring enough goals, that's for sure," Solskjaer said after the match. "We came away and it's another good clean sheet but the next step for this team is to win these games and score a goal.
"In these so-called big games, we've kept some great clean sheets, great defending, energy, attitude.
"The lads have done absolutely everything right defensively. Attacking-wise we need that little bit of quality but that will come."
United travel to face 13th-placed Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
•Meanwhile, Arsenal have shown improvement in recent months and are heading in the right direction, manager Mikel Arteta said after Sunday's comeback Premier League victory at Leicester City revived their hopes of securing European qualification for next season.
Leicester took an early lead through Youri Tielemans, but goals from David Luiz, Alexandre Lacazette and Nicolas Pepe helped Arsenal to a 3-1 win, lifting them one place up to 10th on 37 points from 26 games.
Victory at King Power Stadium was Arsenal's second successive win following Thursday's Europa League victory over Benfica, which sealed a last-16 berth for the north London side with an aggregate 4-3 result.
"The team is clearly improving, it's taking a direction I like," Arteta said.
"We are still giving things to the opposition. It's something we have to eradicate to give ourselves the best possible chance.
"It's about how we played against top-quality opposition ... I'm proud about winning but obviously the way we've done it.
"The way we are playing looks much closer to what we want. The way the team is evolving, we have some consistency in recent months."
Arsenal travel to face 15th-placed Burnley on Saturday.
- Reuters
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