Paul Merson has been left fuming after Jose Mourinho was relieved of his Manchester United managerial duty.
Merson has pointed the blame on Man United players who he says failed to understand that they were playing for the greatest club in the world. To Merson, Mourinho is a serial winner and the players should have realized that and play for him and the club just because of pride that comes with wearing a Man United shirt.
“They had the best manager in the world and none of them wanted to run around. He’s a serial winner – Jose Mourinho is that good, although he has lost his way a bit. Those players should have worked their socks off for him.
“They went to Valencia with no pressure on them….they had one shot in the first half. Valencia made eight changes. It was embarrassing. How them players can go out this weekend and run around like maniacs against Cardiff is embarrassing. Where’s their professional pride? They are Manchester United and they are hovering around the eighth or ninth place in the league. What are they doing? It’s always the manager. What? Has he shouted at a few people? That’s the name of the game.” Merson fumed.
“They are playing for the biggest club in the world. They should be running around like maniacs every week. You watch them at Cardiff… they’ll have to wash their shirts this week.” he concluded.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has since been appointed as an interim coach until the end of the season and his first assignment will be against Cardiff.