Former Manchester United striker Teddy Sheringham is worried about the club's lack of direction.
His comments come following their 4-1 humiliation at the hands of neighbours Manchester City on Sunday.
Sheringham was a guest on Sky Sports' Monday Night Football ahead of Tottenham's clash with Everton.
And he suggested that players might not work hard under a manager who won't be there come the end of the season.
Ralf Rangnick is only interim manager with a new permanent boss expected to come in during the summer.
Sheringham said; 'When you're playing for a manager that some people are thinking 'He won't be here at the end of the season, I don't really have to try my hardest. He'll be gone, I'll work for the next manager', there's vibes like that you can see all over the pitch. Players are getting left out. 'Is he injured? Is he not?'
'There's just problems at the club, and I think that comes from the leadership in the football club.
'You look at Manchester City. They are being led by a top man that is devoted to Manchester City being better. The best that they can be.
'When you look at Manchester United, they had an interim manager [Ole Gunnar Solskjaer], they sacked him. They get another interim manager in, what's going on at this top football club? What is going on?
'And that filters down. If you're getting someone who's there for the long stay and the desire to make them better, everyone can follow with you.
'But when it's not, it makes it hard for everyone to follow in that same way because it's going to change at the end of the season again we've got to start again with another manager with new ideas again.'
It has been a miserable season for the Red Devils who are currently sitting fifth in the Premier League standings.
Rangnick replaced Solskjaer after United's poor start to the season, though the Red Devils have a big task ahead of them to finish in the top four and make next season's Champions League.
The likes of PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino and Ajax's Erik ten Hag have been linked with the permanent role in the summer.
nieeilmsuy
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Sack Rangnick for better direction
Rangnick is not our problem, i think for my own opinion some of our players ar not serious they don't play for the club with a passion like others club players
Partzee
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Looking back at the results, I would say Manchester city are Russia and Manchester united are Ukrainian, how on earth would you do that to your neighbors?????
MelroseMalone
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Sack Rangnick for better direction
kiaabdtz
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Man United - you can win the next game ππΎ
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kiaabdtz
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ππΎππβ½οΈβ½οΈ no wor πΊπ¦πΊπ¦
kiaabdtz
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Man United - you can win the next game ππΎ
ManUnited-Red
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we got to play better next game ππ½
kiddyking17
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Sir Alex Ferguson I really miss you.
fourthorty430
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When you are not progressing, everybody including those with little sense will start advising you... such is life.. Meanwhile, AF should please add "EDIT FEATURE" to enable us to correct mistakes and typo in our already posted comments... Like my Monica now, It's i wrote Fourthorty instead of Fourthirty..
feyabcilp
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Hey Teddy get in line the list is "ENDLESS" Just about every man and his dog is so dumbfounded by the lack of strong Managerial leadership and of course dismal performances. There's a Rumour that senior management and players have exhausted the excuses for blaming each other that the ground staff are next to be blamed for not cutting the pitch satisfactory causing players problems when trying to press due to the long grass!!
Briankasupe
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united will come back into there winning ways soon.