The Red Devils currently sit five points behind champions Chelsea but could have been closer had they not thrown away late leads in the draws at Fulham and Everton.
Ferguson believes his side have not been ruthless enough and wants the Red Devils to kill off opponents in future.
He told the club's official magazine, Inside United: "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."
He added: "We're playing well, and perhaps those four points we have dropped away from home at Fulham and Everton have given off something of a false impression.
"Nevertheless, we didn't like letting those points slip away and it's crucial that we don't make too many more similar mistakes this season."
The United boss is not surprised Chelsea are top but believes the Blues face sterner tests in future.
Asked if United could not afford to drop any more points, he replied: "No, no, no. Every team is going to drop points - that's inevitable.
"If you look at Chelsea's start to the season, you'd have expected them to have won all those games, so the position they're in doesn't surprise me.
"Meanwhile, we've had tricky trips to Fulham and Everton then played Liverpool at home. Those are difficult matches.
"Liverpool, Arsenal and ourselves have all played top sides early on.
"Chelsea's sterner tests are still to come."
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