Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke has rejected the club’s record transfer move for Erik ten Hag.
Yorke is a popular figure at Old Trafford after scoring 66 goals in 152 games between 1998 and 2002, winning a number of major honors, including the treble in 1998/99.
But those days seem like ancient history given the current struggles of United, who currently sit 13th in the Premier League with just seven points from six games after an eight-place finish last season.
Ten Hag have actually only saved their jobs and earned a two-year contract extension by securing the EFL Cup and FA Cup titles. But now, the pressure is on with the Red Devils suffering some torrid defeats this season, including 3-0 at home to both. Liverpool i Tottenham Hotspur.
Dwight Yorke ranted furiously about Erik ten Hag’s transfer record
One of the biggest criticisms of Ten Hag is their poor signing record.
Huge sums have been spent under the Dutchman, but the failures of Antony, Rasmus Hojlund, Casemiro and Sofyan Amrabat have been there for all to see.
Yorke is unimpressed by United’s transfer record under Ten Hag and believes the club have effectively given up being a title-chasing club.
“£600m is a lot of money but we’ve seen the players, and I think we’re only buying the players to help us finish fourth. I don’t think we’re buying the players to win the league,” Yorke said (via DAZN).
“You have to walk before you can run, but United are so far away that the players they are bringing in are not even starters for their national teams.
“We are not playing to win the league, that has gone out of our heads. By investing in this type of player, you are likely to finish fourth. There is no aspiration at the club, because I have not heard United say in recent years that they are aiming to win the league. If you’re not sending that message, how do you think we’re going to win? When the top four is all I feel coming out of the club, as a player, that’s what I think the goal is.
“It’s where we are as a club, and it’s baffling how far we’ve fallen, but the players just aren’t as good as they are.
“We are behind the level of the highest level. We don’t go for the best players. When you bring them in, what do you expect to win the league? Because you won’t. Ten Hag only seems to buy players that only he knows, he didn’t buy anyone amazing “.
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