(Reuters) – Manchester United cannot afford to make the mistakes they made in recent Premier League games if they want to win the FA Cup, Diogo Dalot said after Saturday's 2-2 draw with Bournemouth.
United, who face Coventry City in the FA Cup semi-final on April 21, are without a win in their last four league games and dropped to seventh on Saturday.
Bruno Fernandes Twice equalized to salvage an unconvincing 2-2 draw after the goal. Dominic Solanke and Justin Kluivert We took the lead against Bournemouth.
United were once again guilty of allowing their opponents too many attempts on goal, with Bournemouth having 20 to United's eight. Erik ten Hag's side have scored 47 goals and conceded 48 goals this season, the lowest of any team in the top 10 in the table.
Asked about United conceding so many shots on goal to their opponents, Dalot told reporters on Saturday: “It's something we have to improve on because the level of this club is never good enough.'' ” he said.
“We have to take responsibility and we can't hide it. The standards at this club have always been high.”
“We have to take responsibility as a team for making these mistakes, but we can't do that if we want to fight for big trophies. We have a great chance to get to the FA Cup final.”
United have 50 points from 32 league games and are trailing Newcastle United in sixth place on goal difference. They face Coventry at Wembley on April 21st, before hosting Sheffield United in the league three days later.
(Reporting by Shifa Jahan in Bengaluru; Editing by Miral Fahmy)
