WATCH: Benni McCarthy sharpens Man United’s blunt attack with finishing drills

Manchester United’s first-team forwards coach Benni McCarthy has been hard at work this week mentoring the club’s players with some much-needed finishing drills.

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The South Africa-born McCarthy joined Erik ten Hag’s coaching staff at the beginning of the current season and has been monumental in star player Marcus Rashford’s goal-scoring renaissance. However, the club’s other attackers has not risen to the occasion.

Benni McCarthy has a tough job for next season

Fourth-placed Manchester United have a dismal goalscoring record in the English Premier League (EPL) this season, netting a relatively paltry 51 goals from 35 goals thus far.

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In comparison, ninth-placed Brentford have netted 54 goals in 36 games, while United’s neighbours Manchester City have banged in 92 goals in 35 matches.

This means Benni McCarthy has a tough job on his hands to improve United’s goalscoring next season. He needs to help the club’s attackers to rise up and help Rashford, who has scored 29 goals this season across all competitions.

United’s next best goalscorer is de facto captain Bruno Fernandes – who has contributed 11 goals and is the EPL’s leading player in terms of chances created this season.

Watch as McCarthy tries to improve United players’ finishing

In the video above, McCarthy can be heard shouting instructions to United players such as Rashford, winger Jadon Sancho and strikers Anthony Martial and Wout Weghorst.

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Martial and Weghorst have combined to score a measly 10 goals this season, with the former netting eight and Weghorst – who joined the club on loan in January this year – only bagging two.

What’s next for Benni and his charges?

Manchester United’s next fixture is away at Bournemouth and it is a must-win clash as they seek to clinch a fourth-place league finish, with rivals Liverpools breathing down their necks.

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United are currently fourth on the EPL log with 66 points and 35 games played, while Liverpool are one point behind, albeit with 36 games played. However, United could also finish in third if they perform better than Newcastle, who have 66 points but remain third due to a better goal difference.

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