Ryan Giggs has claimed that Manchester United need to avoid dropping "silly points" if they are to challenge for the Premier League title next season.
Louis van Gaal's side are 15 points behind champions Chelsea with one game remaining, and Giggs believes that the squad need to find consistency to close the gap.
"Chelsea are the best team this year without a shadow of a doubt. The pleasing thing for us has been that in the big games we've proved that we've got the quality," the assistant manager told the club's website.
"We just perhaps not had the consistency, that's been the difference. We've dropped silly points and to win the Premier League you can't afford to do that. Every game is a battle whether it be home or away. We've proved that we've got the quality, but next season we need to get that consistency and be there or thereabouts at the turn of the year.
"You've seen in the past that this club is a juggernaut once you get that momentum and are winning games and when we do that we're very hard to stop."
United finish the season with a trip to Hull City on Sunday.
Callum Mulvihill
