Graeme Souness blasts four Man Utd stars and labels latest decision ‘a disgrace’

Graeme Souness has taken purpose astatine Manchester United’s 4 summer signings, convinced they are not bully capable to person them challenging for large honours this season.

United person endured a miserable commencement to the 2034-24 season, currenting languishing successful 14^th spot ahead of the sojourn of Brentford connected Saturday.

Erik 10 Hag’s aboriginal was nether aggravated scrutiny passim the planetary interruption with decisions made astatine committee level besides successful the headlines this week pursuing quality Sir Alex Ferguson’s relation has been ditched successful different cost-cutting exercise.

In his file for the Daily Mail, Souness slammed the attraction of nine fable Ferguson, whose ambassadorial relation was reportedly worthy £2million annually.

United spent implicit £200m during the summertime transportation model – with lone Chelsea outspending them – bringing successful 4 caller players successful Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui and Manuel Ugarte.

With the caller arrivals doing small to assistance United from their malaise, Souness has taken purpose astatine Sir Jim Ratcliffe and United’s caller shot hierarchy, labelling the determination a ‘disgrace’ and accusing them of ‘not knowing however shot works’.

‘Their latest reported yearly revenues were £661.8 million. The yearly £2million they are cutting by dispensing with Fergie is simply a driblet successful the ocean,’ Souness wrote.

‘For me, this determination is impervious that the radical present moving the nine simply don’t recognize however shot works, however Manchester United enactment and however supporters presumption that institution.

‘On the grounds of what we’ve seen truthful far, the players they signed this summertime – Joshua Zirkzee, Manuel Ugarte, Matthijs de Ligt and Nofussair Mazraoui – are not going to get United challenging for the 2 large trophies.

‘We’ve not seen the fifth, Leny Yoro, due to the fact that helium broke down successful pre-season. This weekend, the nine entertain Brentford, 1 of the minnows, who are 3 places supra them. Even this crippled is simply a precise unsafe 1 for the existent United.’

Zirkzee scored connected his Premier League debut against Fulham but has struggled since with de Ligt’s signifier inconsistent astatine champion truthful far. Mazraoui has shone astatine right-back truthful acold since his accomplishment from Bayern Munich but £50m signing Ugarte is inactive uncovering his feet, benched by 10 Hag successful United’s past 2 games.

Yoro meantime is recovering from a ft wounded and is not expected to instrumentality until adjacent period astatine the earliest.

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