Erik ten Hag has already identified Manchester United's transfer priority in January

Watching on from the sidelines at Old Trafford on Sunday, Erik ten Hag will have become acutely aware of exactly what is needed at Manchester United.

Having dominated possession and had the lion's share of shots, the Reds managed a mere two attempts on target as United slumped to a goalless draw with Newcastle. With the quantity of chances that Ten Hag's side managed to muster, the boss must have been perplexed that they were not able to beat Nick Pope.

Sadly this is a problem that has haunted them this season. Just 13 goals in nine Premier League appearances is not the form of a title challenging side. Fortunately for the Reds they have stabilised their defence but it appears to be at the cost of their attacking threat.

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Speaking ahead of tonight's visit of Tottenham Hotspur, Ten Hag spoke candidly about the two players that will help United improve. "We had to deal with problems offensively from the start: Cristiano Ronaldo was unavailable, Anthony Martial was not on the pitch and didn’t play a full game until now," he explained.

"I’m sure when that is better, with two No.9s present and fit in a good, combative shape, the results from the team will improve. I’m a person that is never satisfied.

"I am happy to be here but I’m not satisfied where we are but I also know that I’m impatient. I think good is not good enough, we have to do better.

"I see many things that can go better but I also see improvement so when we keep going with this progress we’ll improve more and I will be even happier. I think Rashy (Marcus Rashford) scored 5 goals out of 11, Antony wasn’t involved in the first three games but he has scored three in his first four (league)