Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa has admitted he is ‘very irritated’ by his own poor form this season. The Japanese international has struggled to hold down a place in United’s starting 11 since his move from Borussia Dortmund two years ago. The 24 year old had showed promising signs last season, including a hattrick against Norwich, but has only played a full 90 minutes twice this season, and has failed to score in 9 appearences.
“I still haven’t scored yet this season,” said Kagawa, “I feel very irritated. This is the first time in my career that I haven’t been able to produce so it’s very disappointing. I pressure myself to score in every game but some days I just feel I can’t win. I know I have to overcome that.”
“And if I can’t, it really shows that I haven’t grown as a player. So because of that I have to really focus on the second half of the season and overcome that mental block.”
By Ben Kelly