Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has blasted some of the signings made by Manchester United in recent years, saying that they lack the DNA of the club.
The former Leeds United star made this known while speaking to the Irish Independent about the former Premier League champions.
He said: ‘Every player who walks through the door at United needs to have a certain DNA and too many have been signed by the club in recent years that lack those qualities.’
Since Sir Alex Ferguson Left the club in 2013, Manchester United have made some high-profile and not so high-profile signings that have come and failed at the club.
The signing of Marouane Fellaini from Everton by David Moyes was one of the transfers that did not yield an enormous benefit, many United fans will agree.
When the signings of Angel di Maria and Radamel Falcao were completed, many fans thought Man United had made the signings that would lift the club and take them to great heights, but it turned out badly as both player were failures at the end.
Matteo Darmian was also singed from Torino with high expectations from the fans, but after a very impressive start under van Gaal, the Italian’s form went down rapidly. He rarely plays for United these days and was linked with a move away from the club.
Alexis Sanchez is probably the most disappointing so far having done well at Barcelona and Arsenal before moving to Manchester United in January 2018 in a swap deal involving Henrikh Mkhitaryan. He was unable to play consistently well for Jose Mourinho, and has been unable to do well under Solskjaer.
According to reports, United want to get rid of Sanchez as they have no hope he will be able to perform at the highest level for the Red Devils.
It has not been all bad for Man United in terms of transfers as the likes of Paul Pogba, Romelu Lukaku and Ander Herrera have been fantastic for the Old Trafford side.
Lukaku has scored 42 goal in 88 games since his move from Everton in the summer of 2016, while Pogba has 29 goals and 29 assists in his entire Man United career