Manchester United title winner Paul Parker says the squad needs a summer overhaul.
Parker has called for a complete top-to-bottom change to make the club a competitive force again — otherwise Old Trafford will become unattractive to elite stars.
Parker, who played 146 times in five seasons under Sir Alex Ferguson in the 1990s, believes it is vital United get their managerial appointment right this time to help re-establish the correct culture at the club.
The 58-year-old told The Sun: “Manchester United need a manager who is a disciplinarian, a focal point, someone who is allowed to manage, where the players can’t go behind his back.
“The person who is managing that team needs to have control.
“You need the manager to have a say in every player who comes in. Some of the players Manchester United have signed in recent years haven’t been good around the dressing room.
“They’ve been sour apples in the barrel.
“They’ve been expensive coming in and they’ve gone out cheap but a lot richer with wages. All of that has to stop.
“You don’t hear stories of City and Liverpool players being that way.
“You look at Pep Guardiola and how angry he is, you see when he isn’t happy with something.
“Then you see the response from the players within that same game. You don’t see that with Man Utd players.
“You will read things on Twitter to find out how they feel. It’s definitely not what fans want to see.
“They don’t want to read it, they don’t believe in it.
“As the old saying goes, ‘Actions speak louder than words’. United need a manager who is told to build upwards.
“There is money but there needs to be a proper structure rather than the balsa wood one that’s there at this moment.
“You’ll have to look at getting in younger, enthusiastic players who want to play for the club — but you cannot just chuck a load of money at it.”
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