Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has admitted that he has been left ‘depressed for a couple of years now’ after watching his former club’s woeful performances in the last few season.
Following the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson after the 2012-13 season, in which they won the Premier League, the Old Trafford outfit has struggled to perform well, qualifying for Champions League football just once. Things are not looking bright this term too as they are languishing eighth in the table and Scholes lost his patience when United lost 2-1 against Fenerbahce last night.
Two stunning goals from Moussa Sow and Jeremaine Lens were enough for the Turkish outfit to see off Man United and move to the top of Group A.
Talking to BT Sport, Scholes said: “We’ve had a very tough three years. The next three could be similar. Manchester United are not capable of winning the league with this squad.
“I’ve been depressed for a couple of years now. There are three or better teams in Premier League.”
Scholes, who won 11 domestic titles and 2 Champions League titles with United, said that sacking Mourinho is not the right option for the club who are looking to rebuild the team.
Scholes saidH: “If you keep changing manager, where do we go next?
“I wonder if [Jose Mourinho] felt the squad was a bit better than it was when he came in.”
The former England international backed Mourinho to turn around things at the club.
“This United team will be unrecognisable in 18 months, two years,” Scholes said, “when Jose has his team and has four transfer windows.
“I think, in two years, this team will be unrecognisable from what it is now but whatever we do in this two years has to be a bonus.
“Whether they can win the League Cup, whether they can win the FA Cup. Can they win this competition?”
Talking about the game, Scholes also said: “There’s only so much a manager can do, but once the players go across the white line they have to be ready and they obviously weren’t tonight.
“United were rattled, they couldn’t handle it and for most of the game, Fenerbahce bullied United.
Criticising Marcos Rojo and Daley Blind for their poor performance, he said: “They don’t sense danger, they have no pace, they don’t get physical against people and it’s a worry because at the other end they really don’t look like scoring goals.”