Cristiano Ronaldo goal record shows Manchester United's biggest attacking problem

God bless the transfer window.

Money has, and almost certainly will again, solve Manchester United's problems on the pitch.

Is your defence leaking goals at an alarming rate? Say hello to Raphael Varane! Are you lacking pace, flair and skill on the flanks? For just £73million we can fix all that with this here Jadon Sancho! Has your midfield been screaming out for a leader, a defensively-disciplined player who still has skill on the ball at the same time? Well, get your war chest ready because this Declan Rice is exactly what you're looking for!

But what happens when you want to add more goals to your game?

If you're United last summer, you go and sign the greatest goalscorer of the past decade — perhaps the past century — yet he is now struggling to find the back of the net on a regular basis.

Maybe you go out and spend yet more cash on the potential greatest scorer of the next decade, although signing Erling Haaland isn't going to be easy. Every other top club, most of which are in far more attractive positions than United, are going to be interested, too. Besides, you still need that midfielder, remember?

Instead of spending money, you have to find a solution to the problem in-house. Through coaching, tactics, attempting new methods — whatever it takes.

It may seem foolish to criticise Cristiano Ronaldo the day after he ended his drought by scoring a fantastic goal to set United on their way to ending their three-game winless run. But Tuesday's victory over Brighton further highlighted just how much United are struggling to score.

Ronaldo is nowhere near the only culprit, practically every one of United's forwards has been guilty of missing great chances this season — usually more than one — but he is the man who