Ferguson feels his team have not been ruthless enough this season after watching them drop points in draws at Fulham, Everton, Sunderland and Bolton Wanderers.
And he has warned they cannot afford any further slip-ups as they bid to keep in touch with Chelsea at the top of the Barclays Premier League.
The champions are already five points clear of the Red Devils although Fergsuon believes the Blues have had an easier start.
Speaking to the club's official magazine, Inside United, Ferguson said: "This present team doesn't kill off sides as well as they should.
"At Goodison, we had three or four chances at 3-1 to really put the game out of sight, but we were wasteful and ultimately paid the price.
"We threw away two goals in injury-time. That's unthinkable.
"That killer instinct just isn't there at the moment and it's something we need to develop.
"We haven't had a problem scoring goals.
"We got three against Liverpool, Everton and West Ham, two away at Fulham, three in the Community Shield; that suggests we don't have difficulty finding the net.
"What we're not doing, though, is killing teams off.
"I have no doubt the players have taken these setbacks on board. They suffer just as much - if not more - than the rest of us.
"They're the ones throwing the points away and they're the ones who know fine well that they're good enough to win this league."
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