Rio Ferdinand slams the Glazers’ ‘disgraceful’ handling of Manchester United and claims Erik ten Hag is attempting to manage a ‘fragile changing room’ amid their poor start to the season
- Rio Ferdinand has blasted the actions of Manchester United owners, the Glazers
- The United legend labelled their lack of communication as ‘disgraceful’
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Rio Ferdinand has scathingly labelled the actions of Manchester United’s owners, the Glazer family, as ‘disgraceful’ and pinned the blame for recent poor results on their lack of communication.
United were dismantled by Brighton in a crushing 3-1 defeat at Old Trafford on Saturday as Roberto de Zerbi’s side dominated and took away a deserved three points.
Pressure is beginning to build on Erik ten Hag as early season struggles continue with United losing three out of five Premier League matches and facing the daunting prospect of travelling to Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Former United defender, Ferdinand, believes wholesale changes are needed throughout the club to solve the crisis situation that has seen off-field issues wreak havoc inside the Premier League giants and slammed the club’s owners for their lack of action.
‘I don’t think that any fan that watches football, not just Man United, but who watches football and sees what Brighton can do and sees Man United, walked into that stadium at the weekend and thought United would get three points,’ said Ferdinand on his Five YouTube channel.
Rio Ferdinand has labelled Manchester United’s owners, the Glazer family (pictured), as ‘disgraceful’
Manchester United are in crisis mode after losing three out of five Premier League matches
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‘No chance. It’s crazy. People are looking for a scapegoat, that’s the way the media is right now people look for a scapegoat and go that’s the reason.
‘I see people saying [Marcus] Rashford isn’t working hard enough, or Bruno [Fernandes] is the captain. Ralf Rangnick’s comments when he left were along the lines of this doesn’t need medicine this needs open heart surgery,’ he added.
‘No one looked at that comment and thought ‘let me dig into that’. It shows you that not one individual is going to solve this problem. We had Cristiano Ronaldo, what he’s done in the game, and he can’t solve it.
‘We’ve had a load of managers come in with huge reputations and they haven’t sorted it out. Spent a lot of money and that hasn’t sorted it out. We’ve juggled the pack behind the scenes with recruitment teams and the structure and personnel and that isn’t going to change it.
‘There needs to be a unified approach for it to happen. One of the biggest problems is the ownership,’ he added.
United’s controlling owners have been dangling the club’s availability since November last year when it was announced they were looking for additional investment.
A subsequent bidding war broke out between Qatari billionaire Sheikh Jassim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe, however the Glazers are now believed to be reluctant to sell and instead want to wait in an effort to raise the value of the club.
Ferdinand, like many Man United supporters, wants an immediate sale of the club and blasted the Americans – who were last seen at United’s FA Cup final defeat against Man City – for their lack of communication that he insists is the root of current issues.
Erik ten Hag is beginning to come under pressure after a torrid start to the new season
Ferdinand believes United’s problems are rooted to the Glazers refusing to sell the club
‘These owners, the Glazers, I don’t care what they say now. Since June we haven’t heard from them and even then it was tepid. Communication in any line of work, in any business, is vital for a business to be able to flourish, to prosper, to function properly and their lack of communication is deafening,’ stated Ferdinand.
‘It’s been disgraceful in my eyes. This is a fragile changing room, this is a fragile infrastructure, and there is new people coming in and out… this ownership aren’t communicating to help that.
‘We need communication now more than ever and they aren’t getting it and that’s where my anger and frustration comes from.
‘Surely they love the it? Surely they love the club? But I’m being led to believe no they don’t it’s just a business, cold-hearted. The silence speaks so, so, so much. It speaks volume,’ he added.
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