MAN UTD EVERTON

2 1

Jose Mourinho highlighted Manchester United’s lack of “killer instinct” in front of goal and the low number of clean sheets this season as areas of concern.

United drew a line under their Champions League defeat to Juventus in midweek as goals from Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial secured a 2-1 win against Everton at Old Trafford.

However, it was a far from convincing display from the hosts, who have kept just one opponent scoreless this season after gifting the Toffees a lifeline when Gylfi Sigurdsson scored from the penalty spot.

At the other end of the pitch Marcus Rashford proved just as ineffectual up front as Romelu Lukaku, who was benched for the

“It is almost impossible to keep a clean sheet”

visit of his former club and took his United drought to nine games after coming on as a substitute.

“We are playing OK, we are not as rocksolid as I would like,” Mourinho said.

“We don’t have the killer instinct that I would like. Some teams with three chances they score three goals, and some teams without the ball can resist and keep clean sheets all the time.

“For us it is almost an impossible mission to keep a clean sheet even with the phenomenal goalkeeper we have, and to score goals is really difficult for us.”

Everton boss Marco Silva believes his side did not deserve to walk away empty-handed.

He said: “We didn’t deserve the result, for me it’s clear.

“We are unhappy but one penalty and one fantastic finish made the difference.”