Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says a slow transfer market was not to blame for Manchester United's dismal home defeat to Crystal Palace for their opening game of the season.
Roy Hodgson's side left Old Trafford with a 3-1 win that could have been even more emphatic after humbling Solskjaer's men.
Solskjaer insists it is his existing players who should take the blame.
“We can play so much better than today," he said. “If you look at the players we have on the pitch and on the bench and not here we have to look within first and know we can perform better.
“It was an off day, everyone knows they can improve and we will improve.
“But we are always looking to improve if there is something available at the right price."
Andros Townsend gave Palace a seventh minute lead. Wilfried Zaha scored twice in the second half either side of a goal from substitute Van de Beek.
Solskjaer added: “You can see we are short and they deserved the points. They were sharper than us in challenges, tackles.
“We started slowly and that had a knock on effect for the rest of the game when they scored the first goal."
