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Speaking on talkSPORT, Harry Redknapp has delivered a damning verdict on the state of the current Manchester United squad.
What did he say?
The Red Devils slipped to a disappointing 2-0 defeat against West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday, and the poor performance saw many ask questions being asked of where the club currently stands.
Now, Redknapp has insisted the players available to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer are the worst of the Premier League era, and revealed United are in for some long-term pain.
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He said: “It’s a long way back for Man United, the team is nowhere near good enough. You looked at Man United before that game and you thought, ‘what an average looking team’. West Ham looked a better team, that’s where United are, they’re a very average bunch at the moment I’m afraid.
“The fans are going to have to suffer that unless they go and buy another four or five good players over the next year or two. That’s where they are, they are just not good enough.
“Fergie never had a bad team in all his years in the Premier League. All of his teams were amazing, so yes, this current team probably is (their worst side of the Premier League era). The players they’ve got now, they will struggle. I don’t know about making the top four, they could even fall out of the top six if they’re not careful.”
Fall from grace
Anyone still remember United’s 4-0 win over Chelsea in their opening Premier League game of the season? No? Neither do we. The Red Devils’ dominant victory over the Blues feels like it happened in another universe never mind another season, and both the performances and results since that day have been unacceptable.
Whether Solskjaer is the right man for the job is up to debate. But there can be no question he didn’t receive the full support of the board over the summer, and is attempting to make do with what he has been given. No easy feat by any stretch of the imagination. Just like the flu, it appears it will have to get worse for United, before it gets any better.