Former Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand says now isn't the time for excuses and the senior players ought to step up and be leaders on the pitch.
United slumped to a 1-0 defeat against relegation battlers Everton on Saturday. The defeat leaves their Champions League hopes dangling by means of a thread. They remain six points at the back of Tottenham who presently sit in fourth spot.
Ferdinand stated rival teams would be “bouncing” after seeing the United result. Spurs proved him right as they romped to a 4-zero win at Aston Villa later inside the day.
Arsenal misplaced at domestic to Brighton but Ferdinand says United need to consciousness on themselves. Going in to the game the previous defender feared United might now not get a result and that is how it turned out.
Everton went in to the game on the lower back of a disastrous 3-2 loss to relegation rivals Burnley. They had misplaced 3 of the final 4 games but came out combating to get the win.
“How bad Everton have been in phrases of results and the placement they are in, I nevertheless wasn’t positive that Man Utd would not get a end result nowadays,” he instructed BT Sport.
“And that tells you loads about where Man Utd are. Very unpredictable and you don’t recognize what you're going to get out of them. Individually or as a collective team. It isn't always a good area to be especially while you are attempting to qualify for the Champions League.”
There still remains masses of uncertainty across the club. The appointment of a new manager appears to be no nearer a end. And players are uncertain about their personal futures.
But Ferdinand isn't having that as an excuse. He pointed to the manner the United crew he played in treated the Glazers’ saga. And he wants the identical from the cutting-edge bunch.
“Uncertainty isn’t tremendous at any degree. You count on it to be organised, but we're in which we're,” he brought. “Man Utd have to get effects, the players must disassociate themselves with what is going on off pitch. You don’t get yourselves concerned in that.
