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Cape Town - Former Manchester United striker Michael Owen says the Red Devils are not functioning as a team and have fallen short of high expectations under new manager Louis van Gaal.
According to the Telegraph, Owen has given a withering assessment of the Dutchman's first season at Old Trafford and insists the team should be doing better.
"People keep saying they are going to get a top four finish and that was the aim," Owen told BT Sport’s Football Tonight Show. "But that is the absolute bare minimum. Top four for Manchester United!
According to the Telegraph, Owen has given a withering assessment of the Dutchman's first season at Old Trafford and insists the team should be doing better.
"People keep saying they are going to get a top four finish and that was the aim," Owen told BT Sport’s Football Tonight Show. "But that is the absolute bare minimum. Top four for Manchester United!
"After spending £150m and having the players they have and the stadium – they should be first, second or third. Third should be a bad season.
"How are they accepting that they are not challenging for the title having
spent that money on those calibre of players? It’s not a good season."
Owen, who scored seventeen goals for United during his three year spell at the Theatre of Dreams, continued: "They are not functioning as a team and if you don’t function as a team, and
your strikers and midfielders aren’t working hard then you’ll concede goals
– it’s not just about the defence.
United currently sit fourth in the Premier League table as they prepare to play Leicester City at home this weekend.
