Jamie Redknapp believes there are serious problems in the Manchester United dressing room (Image: GETTY)
The former Liverpool and Tottenham midfielder believes there are too many players at Old Trafford who don’t have the passion to play for the club.
And Redknapp believes that is why the signing of Harry Maguire from Leicester will be key to United’s success.
He feels the England international will start to change the dynamic in the dressing room this season.
He said on Sky Sports: “What Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has done, bought in two defenders, Harry Maguire, Wan-Bissaka, listen it’s an awful lot of money make no mistake about it.
“£80million for a defender is astronomical numbers but what they need to do this summer because it seems like there’s fundamentally something wrong with that dressing room.
“They’ve got too many players who don’t feel that passion to play for Manchester United and by signing someone like him he’s a warrior, he knows the game, he’s very good technically, a good defender.
“Then in that dressing room you can start to change that whole process which has been going on in the last few years.
“It’s too much money in my opinion but what you’re getting is a really, really good defender and he will hopefully change the dynamic in the dressing room as well.”
United start their Premier League campaign on Sunday afternoon against Chelsea at Old Trafford (4.30pm).
Man Utd signed Harry Maguire this summer (Image: GETTY)
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And Sky Sports pundit is predicting a 1-0 win for the Red Devils thanks to Marcus Rashford.
“Solskjaer wants the crowd to believe they are better,” the pundit explained.
“I don't think United are, so I am going to go for a low-scoring affair.
“I am looking for Marcus Rashford to be a proper number nine and I see him being the match-winner on the day.”
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Paul Pogba could still leave Manchester United (Image: GETTY)
As for Chelsea, Nicholas is expecting a more unexperienced side than usual.
“Chelsea are under the transfer embargo and so the youngsters will come in. They will have issues defensively [after losing David Luiz],” Nicholas said.
“Chelsea will want to go to Old Trafford and walk away with something, with Frank Lampard getting through his first assignment without a defeat to his name.”
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