The Trotters remain precariously placed in the Barclays Premier League's bottom three after being held to a goalless draw by Manchester City at the Reebok Stadium last weekend.

Gretar Steinsson headed against a post early on and Kevin Davies had a late effort cleared off the line as Bolton produced an energetic and aggressive performance but City held firm.

They now have just seven matches - the next of those against title-chasing Arsenal - to rescue their season and Megson admits concern over the situation is affecting performances.

"We said at half-time we were working hard to get the ball into that last third but then we are not probing enough, not creative enough and because of that we are snatching at one or two shots," he said.

"We could maybe take our time a little bit but that is probably understandable with the tension this situation creates. I think it is quite obvious we are not scoring enough goals.

"It is obvious there is a bit of tension about the football club and therefore some frustration but it's the same for everyone else and I'm sure similar questions will be asked of other managers in the lower reaches of the Premier League."