Greg . 2 days ago

Rashford pulls apart crisis club Man United: 'The transition never started!'

Barcelona attacker Marcus Rashford believes shifting "principles" has led to the downfall of Manchester United since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson.

Rashford has just left United on a season-long loan with Barca.

And the England attacker is convinced the constant changes at a managerial level and also through the club has left United in crisis.

"Show me a successful team that just adapts," said Rashford on The Rest Is Football podcast.

"When Ferguson was in charge, not only were there principles for the first team but they were for the whole academy.

"So you could pick players from 15 years and they'd all understand the principles of playing the Manchester United way.

Any team that has been successful over a period of time has principles that mean that any coach or player that comes in has to align to or add to the principles.

 "At times, United were hungry to win but it was reactionary.

If your direction is always changing you can't expect to win the league.

"Never began a transitionRashford also said: "We have been way below where we deem United to be but if you take a step back, which I've been able to do, especially over these last six months, what do you expect? "People say that we've been in a transition for years but to be in a transition you have to start it.

The actual transition hasn't started yet.

 "When Liverpool went through this, they got (Jurgen) Klopp and stuck with him.

They didn't win in the beginning.

People only remember his final few years when he was competing with City and winning the biggest trophies.

 "To start a transition you have to make a plan and stick to it.

 "This is where I speak about being realistic about what your situation is.

We've had that many different managers, ideas and strategies in order to win that you end up in no man's land.

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