YORK City need “more guile and composure” in the final third if they are to build on a promising start to the season, manager John Askey has said.

York have won two, drawn two and lost two of their first six league matches since their return to the Vanarama National League after winning promotion through the National League North play-offs last term.

13th-placed City could well have found themselves on the cusp of an early play-off position had they taken one of the multiple chances they produced in Bank Holiday Monday’s 1-1 home draw with Oldham Athletic however.

Having scored six goals from their opening half-a-dozen fixtures, the joint-lowest in the top 13, Askey’s primary focus is on finding a more clinical streak up front.

“The main thing for us to work on is in the final third,” the manager said. “We need to create a little bit more, although I thought we created quite a bit against Oldham.

“That’s where we’ve got to improve. We’ve got to create more chances and when we do, put more away.

“I think we just need a little bit more guile and composure and we need to be making the right decisions.

“Some of the players have not played that many games prior to coming here and some have not played at this level for a while, especially our forwards. We just hope we can keep on improving there.”

York’s offensive players will have the chance to display some improvements in City’s trip to Yeovil Town tomorrow afternoon (3pm).

The Glovers have only one win to their name thus far, having taken six points from as many matches.

Relegated from League Two in 2018/19, Yeovil were beaten in the play-offs the following season and have since recorded mid-table finishes of 16th and 12th.

“They’re big, strong and organised,” Askey assessed of Town. “Playing at home, they’ll be a difficult opponent.

“Whoever we play in this league, we know we’ve got to be at our best if we want to get a result. The Yeovil game will be no different.

On the challenge of a near-600-mile round trip, he added: “It’s the same for everybody in this league. It’s just part and parcel of being a professional footballer.”