Neil Aspin is starting his fourth full season in charge at Harrogate Town

A lack of goals is already concerning Harrogate Town manager Neil Aspin after just three games of the new season.

Town scored two goals at home to Vauxhall Motors in their opening game, but failed to score at Workington or in Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Southport.

Aspin told BBC Radio York: "It was a problem for us last year and it's been the same at the start of this season.

"I take a lot of positives from the (Southport) game, for long periods we were the better team."

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Last season's top scorer Danny Holland and former Harrogate Railway striker Richard Marshall are both struggling with injuries.

We've just got to keep working and I'm sure the goals will come Neil Aspin

"Danny Holland has a problem with his knee, he just needs to get some fluid drained from it... Richard Marshall went over on his ankle against Vauxhall so again he's not really 100% ," Aspin added.

Southport are top of the table after winning all their opening three games but Aspin does not read too much into the Southport game as a pointer to the rest of the season.

"We definitely competed but it's hard to judge on the one game. I don't think Southport played particularly well either," he added.

Aspin is reluctant to strengthen his squad just to solve what he hopes is a short-term problem over a lack of goals.

"It's always an easy solution," he added. "We've got a solid basis there defensively, I believe we've got a good goalkeeper, so we've just got to keep working and I'm sure the goals will come."