Alan Shearer agrees Man Utd are going to have to ‘suffer’ for a while (Picture: BBC)
Alan Shearer feels a number of Manchester United stars aren’t good enough and says boss Ruben Amorim must ‘get rid’ of several flops.
Premier League legend Shearer ripped into United following their 2-0 defeat at Wolves on Boxing Day, which leaves them 14th in the table.
Bruno Fernandes was shown a red card while goals from Matheus Cunha and Hwang Hee-chan saw the Red Devils lose at Molineux.
Former striker and football pundit Shearer was quizzed about United’s tough start under new manager Amorim on Match of the Day and said: ‘Results, issues off the field, Rashford.
‘He (Ruben Amorim) said it himself, they’re going to have to suffer for a while.
‘And they are, because clearly a lot of the players at that football club are not good enough.
‘He has to be able to get rid of players and be allowed to bring players in who he feels can suit his system. But they are miles off it.’
Alan Shearer believes Man Utd are ‘miles off it’ (Picture: BBC)
Fellow Match of the Day pundit Joe Hart, meanwhile, criticised Amorim for Wolves’ opening goal, with United once again conceding from a corner.
The ex-Manchester City goalkeeper couldn’t believe that United shot-stopper Andre Onana wasn’t better protected for the set-piece.
Joe Hart feels Andre Onana wasn’t protected (Picture: BBC)
Speaking about Onana and Amorim’s tactical set-up, Hart said: ‘For all his (Andre Onana’s) strengths, dominating the six-yard box is not one of them.
‘So to line him up with four Wolves players – practically unopposed around him – he’s got so much to concentrate on when the ball comes in.
‘He’s got to deal with (Matt) Doherty, who is on his toes. He physically engages with Doherty. Once he does that, and he realises the ball is over his head… it makes it impossible [to save].’
Quizzed if Amorim needed an extra defender around Onana, Hart added: ‘I would. It allows him (Onana) to concentrate on the ball rather than the bodies around him with that quality coming in.’