‘This is the worst Man Utd team of the Premier League era’

Harry Redknapp thinks that the current Manchester United side is the worst of the Premier League era but doesn’t reckon you can put the blame on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Solskjaer impressed as interim boss following the sacking of Jose Mourinho before he landed the job full-time – but the Norwegian has overseen a mixed start to the new season.

The Red Devils’ second loss of the campaign against West Ham on Sunday leaves them ten points adrift of leaders Liverpool after only six matches.

“It’s a long way back for Man United, the team is nowhere near good enough,” Redknapp told talkSPORT.

“You can talk about Ole and you can criticise the managers, but the players he has are what they are.

“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.”

When asked whether it was the worst United side of the Premier League era, Redknapp added: “It’s got to be.

“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.

“Unfortunately it’s what the manager has inherited.

“Man United have a great tradition; it’s a special football club, one of the great clubs in world football, so players will come. But they haven’t recruited well.

“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.

“Leicester and West Ham could push themselves into the top six this year and one of the regulars could fall out.”