And Collymore believes United need to go down a completely different route if they are to turn their fortune around.
“There looks to be an element of the famous red shirt weighing too heavily,” Collymore wrote for the Mirror.
“What United need is for someone to come in and enable fun and enjoyment while getting over the message of hard work, discipline and expression.
“That way, they would flourish.
Jose Mourinho is under immense pressure as Manchester United boss (Image: GETTY)
“But it just cannot happen with this manager.
“What they need is someone who can get in their heads, because the talent, technical ability and squad depth are all there.
“If you play well for Manchester United and enjoy it, the shirt will be light as a feather — in fact the only people it will weigh heavily on is those playing against it.”
Fellow pundit Tony Cascarino believes Jose Mourinho is just waiting to be told to go.
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Jose Mourinho is the bookies favourite to be the next Premier League manager to lose his job (Image: GETTY)
Manchester United are 19 points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool (Image: GETTY)
He told The Times: “A few weeks ago I said that, on and off the pitch, Manchester United reminded me of Liverpool and their struggles in the 1990s.
“I was wrong. United are in a far worse position than Liverpool were then.
“There are no positives for United now.
“The manager is waiting to be sacked - there is no way back for Jose Mourinho, the players look lost, the star names are sitting on the bench, the style of football is lifeless and awful to watch, and the club are dishing out new contracts to players who are not good enough.”