Former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan has laid into Manchester United's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward and questioned whether he is fit enough to lead one of the world's most famous football clubs.
Man Utd chief Ed Woodward has come under fire from Simon Jordan (Image: GETTY)
“I think he has got players who are really letting him down.
“I think the reason they are letting him down is because he doesn’t have innate ability – that X-factor – to concentrate the minds of those players to understand the responsibility of what they have to do from the very first whistle – irrespective of formations.
“People talked about the tactical naivety of Solskjaer – this wasn’t about tactical naivety.
“This was about players not doing their jobs and not being responsible for coming out of the blocks on the front foot in most of the games they come out in, and that is in part the leadership and gravitas the manager implores in players.
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“Man United fans get very fed up of us talking about Solskjaer and me piling in every time they get a bad result.
“But I think if you look at Man United fans and asked, ‘what do you think of Ed Woodward?’, 80 per cent of them would say he’s not fit for purpose.
“So if he’s not fit for purpose in that job, why is he fit for purpose to employ someone to do the most critical job? Which is to manage the team.
“That is the biggest question that has yet to be answered.”
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is under pressure as Man Utd boss (Image: GETTY)
Meanwhile, Tony Cascarino believes United's full-backs are to blame for the recent results.
“When you make decisions for your formation and the personnel you play, the manager is responsible for that,” she said.
“If you look at the wing backs at United, they’re paying poorly.
“All the clubs who are struggling right now, their wing backs are playing poorly.
“Looking at Spurs, [Sergio] Reguilon and [Serge] Aurier are playing well. Chelsea’s full-backs have been extraordinary – [Ben] Chillwell and [Reece] James. It’s making a massive difference for them.”