Blind Takes The Positives

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Although disappointed not to come away from The Hawthorns with three points on Monday night, goalscorer Daley Blind believes Manchester United can take positives from a performance filled with attacking intent.

Blind, whose maiden Reds strike rescued a point for Louis van Gaal’s men, was impressed by his team-mates' ball retention and creative spark, but called for increased sharpness in defence.

"In the end, we can maybe be happy with the one [point], but I’m not,” the Dutchman told MUTV. "We played a good game and created a lot of chances but gave two away which was a pity. We have to be sharper with that in the next games."

Those next games make for difficult reading with Chelsea coming to town on Sunday, followed by the short trip to face Manchester City a week later. Nonetheless, Blind remains confident that, despite a disappointing result in the Midlands, he and his colleagues can look forward with a positive outlook.

"We were very good in possession of the ball and created a lot of chances. Based on that, you could possibly say it was our best game," the midfielder added. "I think we can [take confidence into coming games] because we played a good game today. We are going into the next games with a lot of trust [in each other].