Rangnick: Finishing fourth is our highest possible achievement

Ralf Rangnick says finishing fourth is the "highest possible achievement" for Manchester United.

United let another half-time lead slip as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Southampton at Old Trafford and missed the chance to go fourth in the Premier League.

It was the fourth time in six games that United have failed to win after being ahead at the interval.

When it was put to Rangnick that fourth is not what a club like United really wants, the interim manager said: "Right now, it is exactly what United needs to want. I think this is the highest possible achievement we can get.

"The other thing is to hopefully proceed in the Champions League. In the league, it is currently number four that is our target and what we are aiming at.

"Of course, I know what it takes for next season but that is not the focus at the moment. The only thing to do is to focus on the current squad and then get some answers."

Rangnick believes his players are suffering from a lack of confidence and has asked club psychologist Sascha Lense to help change the mentality among his squad.

"It is pretty obvious if you are 1-0 up in 11 out of 13 games and you win half of them and in three consecutive games you concede an equaliser then it also affects the minds of the players," he said.

"They think they should be 2-0 up or 3-0 up and it is 1-1 - it affects the players. We have to be more effective to score the second and third goal and kill the game off. But if it doesn't happen then we have to be disciplined.

"You can understand that it affects the confidence of the players. The only thing we can do is speak to the players one by one and explain to them why."

Rangnick added: "It's clear the players are getting it. It started with Aston Villa [victory in