Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard admits he can't explain their erratic form this season.

As the halfway point of the campaign approaches, United have beaten Manchester City, Leicester, Chelsea and Tottenham. They are also the only team to take points off Liverpool.

But there have also been shock defeats by Crystal Palace, West Ham, Newcastle and Bournemouth before Sunday's 2-0 upset at bottom club Watford.

Lingard told the Daily Mail: "It's strange.

"Maybe it's a mindset thing. Maybe it's our mentality going into the match thinking we've already won the game.

"If we keep the consistency and mentality we had against City and Tottenham, I don't see why we can't win every game.

"It seems like our mentality changes. To keep that consistency throughout the rest of the season when we come against the mid-table teams, we need to have the same mentality that we did going into the City and Tottenham game.

"When we start with energy and on the front foot, we'll cause team problems all day long."