Ruben Amorim warns five Manchester United stars they 'have to score more goals'

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Ruben Amorim admits Manchester United’s shortcomings in the final third is a source of ‘concern’ and has challenged five players to ‘score more goals’.

Goals have been hard to come by for United this season, with their tally of 13 in the Premier League the fourth-worst in the division.

Doubts remain over Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee – who cost more than £100m combined – leading Amorim to start Marcus Rashford up front in his first game in charge against Ipswich Town.

Rashford broke the deadlock inside two minutes but was largely ineffective from then on and Amorim admits striker is not his best position.

Given their struggles in front of goal, Manchester United have been heavily linked with a move for a new striker, specifically Amorim’s former Sporting Lisbon star Viktor Gyokeres.

Amorim has played down suggestions United need to enter the transfer market to solve their goalscoring problems, however, and says they have several ‘quality players’ who can contribute.

‘Of course there is a concern in that,’ Amorim said at a press conference on Wednesday when asked about Manchester United’s goalscoring issues.

‘But we have to improve as a team. We have quality players that can score so many goals.

‘You could feel it in the second-half [against Ipswich], we controlled possession of the ball but we were not dangerous.

‘Maybe that's because we spent the week trying to build-up and then the rest was not there.

‘We will try to improve as a team and then Ras [Hojlund], Josh [Zirkzee], Rash will score more goals. Even Bruno has to score more goals… Amad has to be better in front of goal

‘All these guys need to improve and we can score so many goals. We need to improve as a team, it's not about needing a new striker. These players can score more goals.’

More to follow…