Paul Scholes was left hugely concerned by Bruno Fernandes' quiet showing in Manchester United's 0-0 draw with Arsenal.
Fernandes has been a revelation since moving to Old Trafford one year ago, but he has drawn criticism for failing to turn up in United's biggest games.
The Portuguese midfielder has a remarkable tally of 11 goals and eight assists in 21 Premier League appearances this season, but just one of these goal involvements came against a fellow 'Big Six' club.
Fernandes has also failed to live up to his own lofty standards in United's last two outings - the 2-1 defeat by Sheffield United and the 0-0 draw with Arsenal.
Red Devils legend Scholes says he has been left "disappointed" by Fernandes in recent fixtures and admits United do not look like a team capable of lifting the Premier League at the end of the season.
"They (United) can't seem to win those games," Scholes told Premier League Productions , per the Manchester Evening News.
"When you're struggling against Sheffield United the other night, you're beaten by them and then you come to a big game, they just can't win them.
"They just can't find a way of doing it. Bruno Fernandes has been disappointing in every single one of them. He's had great numbers, great assists, great goals. In the last five games against big teams, he's had no goals, no assists.
"It's really worrying and that's why United are where they're at. They're in a good position tonight but it's not a position where you think 'this team will go on to win the league'."
Scholes also highlighted the lack of urgency amongst United's players as a whole during the stalemate at the Emirates.
He added: "They've come to Arsenal, who aren't a great team, and they haven't won the big game. There is no desperation to win it either. I don't see them throwing bodies forward.
"Arsenal weren't a threat going forward, no [Bukayo] Saka, no [Pierre-Emerick] Aubameyang. United don't do enough to win these big games, they don't throw enough bodies forward and they don't have a desperation to win them and to go on to win the league."
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