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David Moyes rues Manchester United's inability to score goals

Shock loss to West Brom shines spotlight on Manchester United's inability to score goals

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Manchester United manager David Moyes admits his team's lack of cutting edge is giving him serious grounds for concern following their shock home defeat to West Bromwich Albion.

Moyes' side have not scored from open play in the Premier League since their 4-1 victory at Swansea City on the opening weekend of the season.

The run continued when they were deservedly beaten 2-1 by West Brom on Saturday, making it three defeats in Moyes' first six league games in charge and United's worst start since 1989.

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Moyes had previously complained about a difficult opening to the campaign that saw his side take on Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City during the first five games.

After heading to Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League in mid-week, they travel to Sunderland this weekend before back-to-back home matches in the Premier League.

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Moyes' only major addition in the summer was midfielder Marouane Fellaini and despite the lack of any attacking signings, he is adamant he has the options at his disposal to resolve the goal-scoring issue.

"I'm concerned, but only because we didn't play well [against West Brom]. There's a lot of games to go and we can put it right in the games to come," he said.

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