Schneiderlin Has Belief The Goals Will Come

Morgan Schneiderlin is confident the goals will come for Manchester United after three successive goalless draws for the first time in a decade.

The Reds were frustrated by Crystal Palace in Saturday’s goalless draw at Selhurst Park but the midfielder told MUTV the team are convinced they will return to winning ways ahead of back-to-back home games against CSKA Moscow and West Brom.

"It’s frustrating when you don’t win games," he admitted. "We have the players to score goals and we will score goals. It’s not a worry for me. We’ve had the chances and sometimes it’s just a matter of taking the time to make a good choice.

"It will come if we keep believing. We will keep clean sheets, that's not a problem, and we will win games but we need to make sure it comes quickly."

United were restricted to few clear opportunities in South London, with Anthony Martial going the closest late on when his shot was blocked, and Schneiderlin reflected on a tough game against Alan Pardew’s side.

"It was a game of two halves. We played against a very compact Crystal Palace team. We knew before the game they would be aggressive and that's what they were in the first half.

"In the second half, they played more long balls and passed out from the back. They won the first and second balls so it was hard because the ball didn't come at us every time.

"It was one of those days when we needed to be strong. We are disappointed not to win. We came here to win the game so we need to make sure we win the next game."

The Reds have now taken five points from the last three league games and sit fourth in the table but Schneiderlin believes there has been a positive response following their 3-0 defeat by Arsenal at the start of October.

"Overall, when we look at the last three games, we played very good against Everton, played good against [Manchester] City and should have won as we were the only team pushing to win and today we’ve drawn so we could have had nine points.

"After the Arsenal game, we've shown good character and spirit. We want to win the title so, to win games, we need to score goals. We'll have to work hard and hope we bounce back.”

Despite not scoring since Martial's header in Moscow, Schneiderlin thinks United are still firmly in the title race and a blip is entirely normal for any team.

The Frenchman added: "Of course we are [in the title race]. It’s still early as we head into November so there are a lot of games to be played but we are there. It doesn't matter if you are second, third, fourth or fifth in November. What matters is to be first at the end of May and win the games.

"Every team is going to go through a period where they don’t score goals and are going to be unlucky. It will happen to the teams in front of us for sure. It’s up to us to win games and overtake those teams."