Manchester United new boss David Moyes has rejected the idea that the Premier League champions have lost their fear factor since he replaced the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson. United are a whole eight points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal after being held to a disappointing 1-1 draw by Southampton at Old Trafford on Saturday.
"Sir Alex Ferguson has a great history and his experience will always work in charge of any team," said Moyes. "But the fear comes from the team on the pitch. The players have always been the people that have to turn out and do it."
Manchester United seemed on track to grab a second consecutive league victory for the first time since Moyes took charge but Adam Lallana bagged a late goal to cancel out Robin van Persie's first-half strike.
"I am disappointed because we wanted to get a bit of momentum going and we weren't able to do that," said Moyes. "We had the opportunities to get the game finished off. I am disappointed to lose a goal so late on. While it was 1-0, there was always the chance that Southampton might get something. I thought we had just about seen it out, then they got the corner late on. We didn't do well enough from the corner. We will work on it and make sure we do it. We have got to do better in the final bit as well, the set piece, defend it and be harder to score against than we were."
Manchester United face Real Sociedad in the Champions League on Wednesday, here are the odds at Bet365:
Manchester United win - 1/2
Draw - 10/3
Real Sociedad win - 11/2
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