Harry Maguire believes Manchester United deserved to beat Southampton on Saturday and were let down by their quality on the ball.
Saints came from behind to hold the Red Devils at St Mary’s, with Jannik Vestergaard heading the equaliser after Daniel James earlier opened the scoring.
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United had a man advantage for more than 15 minutes as Kevin Danso was dismissed for two bookable offences, but they failed to take advantage and have now won just a single one of their first four Premier League matches this season.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side dominated in terms of match statistics, recording more possession, shots and shots on target than the hosts, but they lacked the killer instinct to down Saints.
And Maguire, who has played every minute for United since joining from Leicester over the summer, was critical of his team-mates’ lack of quality on the ball.
“We gave the ball away far too much,” said Maguire on manutd.com. “We need to improve on that and show arrogance on the ball and be confident on the ball.
“We’re Man United and we want to control games.”
The centre-back was impressed with United when they pushed for a winner after Danso’s sending off, but he again urged the Red Devils to improve in the final third if they want to push on after a stuttering start to the campaign.
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“That’s how we should play all the way through the game,” Maguire added.
“Seeing the confidence of our players when they went down to 10 men, it seemed like everyone wanted the ball and wanted to create a chance.
“We did enough in those 15 minutes to score a goal, we just needed to be more clinical.”