Former Manchester United defender, Gary Neville, has said manager Jose Mourinho needs to get the team to play at a higher intensity and become “killers” in the final third, if they are to challenge for the Premier League title next season.
United are now 16 points behind leaders Manchester City, following their 1-0 defeat at Newcastle on Sunday.
Speaking on the Gary Neville Podcast, the club’s former captain said: “The individual talent is there but to coordinate that into a team is Jose Mourinho’s job in the next few months. He has to make them into a team.
“They look like a team that play five per cent below the intensity that they can play at and should play at. That’s what Jose Mourinho has to do. He has to mould this talented group of players into a team that can come together and can win the title.
“Next season will be Jose’s third season and you would think in his mind, and in everyone’s minds, that he has to win it next season. They have to start preparing now and days like today do damage confidence and take away the work you are trying to do.
“I still think they will finish second and they are still in the FA Cup and Champions League so there is a lot to play for, but they still have these moments where they let games drift. They missed chances, they are sloppy in the final third so many times and they have to improve that. They have to become killers in the final third and they are not at the moment.”
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