Former Manchester United midfielder Gordon Hill has slammed his former club, calling this season’s United side ‘mediocre’ and the worst side he’s seen at Old Trafford in three decades.
Hill also believes that Sir Alex Ferguson knew that trouble was around the corner at United last season, and was happy to jump ship leaving someone else to deal with this average group of players.
'We’d call [the position Ferguson left David Moyes in] high and dry', began the 59-year-old.
'You’re looking at players now, at United, that are coming to the end of their life cycle in the game and I think Alex Ferguson knew that.
'He left Moyes with a side that won the league, but there was a lot of dead wood that needed to be sorted out and I think David has inherited so much of it that he’s getting bogged down with the way he’s playing, with who he shifts, who he moves, who he goes for.'
'I think this is the worst United team I’ve seen for 25-30 years,' continued Hill.
'We haven’t got the calibre of player. We can’t keep relying on [Wayne] Rooney. Once you isolate Rooney the game stops. [Robin] Van Persie’s got injuries and that’s a question mark.
'It’s a mammoth task,' added the sympathetic Hill, who still stands by Moyes as being the right man for the job.
'United supporters are very patient, very demanding and very loyal. Now they might come to terms with the fact that the club wont get any silverware [this year] and that it’s a rebuilding process, but how long are they going to wait for this rebuilding process to take place and take shape?
'I think the second part of this season is going to be the most important part of the season David Moyes has ever faced.'
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