Graeme Souness questioned Manchester United’s decision to appoint Ralf Rangnick on an interim basis.
United announced the appointment on Monday after sacking Ole Gunnar Solskjaer midway through November.
Rangnick will be the seventh person to manage the Old Trafford outfit after the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013.
Over the summer, United signed 37-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo in attempt to win the Premier League this season after finishing second in the last campaign.
But the hiring has left Souness questioning why the club brought in someone who’s experience is in development given United appear to be all about the here and now.
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“This is the third interim manager since Fergie went. I don’t get it,” Souness told talkSPORT before United confirmed Rangnick's appointment.
“The man Rangnick’s CV is not one you would go ‘wow’ and doesn’t jump out at you. He’s not been super successful. I think he’s won one trophy.
“His talent would appear, and we will find out, to go into a football club and develop the structure and improve in a five to ten year period.
"That’s not what Man United need right now. Man United need it instantly. They need someone to make an impact now."
Rangnick spent all of his coaching career in Germany before moving upstairs to become a sporting director for both RB Leipzig and RB Salzburg.
The German will do the same after his short spell in the Old Trafford dugout, having accepted a two-year consultancy role at United starting in the 2022/23 season.
And the former Liverpool legend has been left perplexed by the entire process.
"I don’t get this appointment on any level," he said, citing Rangnick's lack of Premier League experience as well as his age.
"If you are thinking about five or ten years time and the structures he might put in place [okay], [but it’s] six months and then he’s going to take a nice consultancy role.
"A nice pension for him, 63 years old, it’s lovely work if you can get it."
