Man Utd fans’ call to ‘attack’ against West Ham confused Van Gaal

United have been criticised this season for a lack of attacking fluency – Saturday’s 0-0 draw with West Ham at Old Trafford was the fifth time in the last nine games that they have failed to score.

Manchester United are so lifeless in attack that they are now producing their worst-ever goals-per-game average under Louis van Gaal in the Premier League at Old Trafford.

“I think that we played a very good match, it’s only we have to score”.

“We have to be independent of the result of PSV Eindhoven so it’s important we win”, he said. “You must score out of the kind of chances we created”, Van Gaal told MUTV. “It’s a matter of time and I hope we can prove it against Wolfsburg”.

“When you are a big striker like (Cristiano) Ronaldo, (Lionel) Messi and Thomas Muller, they are all the same”.

“I’m happy with my squad now but we can strengthen the selection still in (certain) positions, for example, the left-back position is not so (well) covered”. [Juan] Mata, [Anthony] Martial, Bastian Schweinsteiger, I don’t how many games he has played in the Champions League, Memphis Depay…

Manchester United are facing an injury crisis ahead of their crucial Champions League clash with Wolfsburg on Tuesday. We just have to think of our performance and how we can beat Wolfsburg. You can’t win every year or every game.

The Red Devils have scored just seven times in their last 10 matches, but their manager is confident his players will find their scoring boots again at the Volkswagen Arena. You can not expect that a 20-year-old, in his first year in the Premier League, scores every week.

“But we know we will get chances and if we do that then we can do a great thing against a big club”.

After an opening blitz of four goals in four matches Martial has only added a Champions League goal in Moscow against CSKA in November to his account.

Manchester United’s goal-scoring problems have been well documented and were brought to the fore with another goalless draw against West Ham.

“I am not so anxious but we have to pass over this period because it is too long that we don’t score”. “We know over two games in the knockout stages, anything can happen and we really want to get there, step up and give our best”.