WALKING THE GANG PLANK Ex-stars queue up to nudge Solskjaer off Old Trafford deck
MANCHESTER United have found themselves under attack from all angles following their shambolic start to the season.
They slumped to within two points of the relegation zone following Sunday’s humiliating defeat at struggling Newcastle that represented a new low for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his flops.
Even mild-mannered captain David De Gea tore into his colleagues afterwards, while striker Marcus Rashford took to social media yesterday to apologise to suffering supporters admitting they deserve much better.
Now former United favourites Owen Hargreaves and Paul Ince have let rip at their old club as the crisis deepens within Old Trafford.
Hargreaves suggested Solskjaer had lost the plot after picking players in the wrong position.
“One position Juan Mata has never played at Manchester United is on the left wing – but he started on the left wing,” he said.
“Andreas Pereira is a No.10, he plays on the right. Marcus Rashford is struggling for confidence. We’re not sure if he’s a No.9. Fred, I feel sorry for him because
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“You’ve got so many people in positions which aren’t even their own. Ashley Young was playing left-back. I feel sorry for United fans because this will take a long time to fix.”
Ince launched a blistering attack on United and believes his old club is rotten from top to bottom.
“We’re only eight games into the season, so to be talking about Manchester United having to turn their season around is incredible but that’s where they’re at,” said the former midfielder.
“What we saw on Sunday was a Manchester United team completely void of confidence, but he’s struggling in a more worryingly, completely void There’s a total lack of leadership, character in the team and at the club.
“All of the things you associate with a United team simply aren’t there.
“I’m not here to call for any manager to be sacked but I will reiterate what I said before and say that the board should never have made the decision with Ole as quickly as they did.
“What had he achieved to deserve that job? He went to Cardiff and took them down, then he went to Molde. So, what on Earth makes the board think that he’s the right man for one of, if not the, biggest jobs in football?”
Ince took aim at De Gea and reckons he was out of order for turning on his colleagues. He added: of direction. quality and