It's all a bit doom and gloom for Manchester United at the moment.

They might be second in the Premier League, and looking the best they have since Sir Alex Ferguson said goodbye back in 2013, but they're down in dumps and losing sight of runaway leaders Manchester City.

What they really need right now is goals, and lots of them, because what else cheers up a team and a fanbase more than exciting attacking football?

Focusing on the month of December, ahead of the Red Devils' final festive fixture against Southampton on Saturday, we've crunched the numbers to see who is performing well up front for Manchester United, and who needs to start pulling their weight.

Jose Mourinho's Manchester United are suffering a dip in form at the moment (
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Well, after all, in their last five games in all competitions, Manchester United have won twice, drawn twice and lost in the Carabao Cup to Championship outfit Bristol City. They have also managed a mere eight goals in this period.

Compared to Manchester City, the above is woeful. Pep Guardiola's swashbuckling side have won their last five games - one, admittedly on penalties. They also managed 14 goals from open play over the same period.

Manchester United's attack needs to start firing on all cylinders to prove a much-needed lift going into the New Year, that's a given.

Romelu Lukaku has failed to impress in his last few Red Devils appearances (
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Here we look at Romelu Lukaku, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard's form over the past seven games (six for Martial) to see who should really be the first name on Jose Mourinho's team sheet.

Note: Zlatan Ibrahimovic hasn't played enough matches to be considered.

GOALS

Lukaku: 2

Rashford: 1

Martial: 1

Lingard: 6

TIME BETWEEN GOALS

Lukaku: 315 minutes

Rashford: 328 minutes

Martial: 370 minutes

Lingard: 86.3 minutes

ASSISTS

Lukaku: 1

Rashford: 1

Martial: 1

Lingard: 2

CHANCES CREATED

Lukaku: 9

Rashford: 6

Martial: 6

Lingard: 10

SHOTS

Lukaku: 13

Rashford: 12

Martial: 9

Lingard: 16

SHOTS ON TARGET

Lukaku: 6

Rashford: 3

Martial: 2

Lingard: 11

TOUCHES IN OPPOSITION'S BOX

Lukaku: 30

Rashford: 23

Martial: 23

Lingard: 27

DRIBBLES COMPLETED

Lukaku: 13

Rashford: 4

Martial: 11

Lingard: 6

DRIBBLE SUCCESS

Lukaku: 68.42

Rashford: 40

Martial: 47.83

Lingard: 35.29

DISTANCE COVERED

Lukaku: 66.78

Rashford: 39.84

Martial: 37.15

Lingard: 71.40

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