Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Manchester United side is the worst the Premier League has ever seen.
That's according to Harry Redknapp, who says it will be a long time before the Red Devils are recognised as the powerhouses they used to be under Sir Alex Ferguson.
United made three signings in the summer transfer window, breaking two records when landing Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Harry Maguire, who are now the most expensive full-back and centre half in the world, respectively.
But United haven't started this season any more convincingly than they finished the last, and were comfortably beaten 2-0 by West Ham last time out.
Asked if this is the worst Red Devils side of the Premier League era, Redknapp told talkSPORT: "It's got to be. Fergie never had a bad team in all his years in the Premier League.
"Alex's were amazing, so yes, [so the current team] probably is. Unfortunately it's what [Solskjaer] has inherited."
The former Tottenham manager added: "It's a long way back for [ Manchester United ], the team is nowhere near good enough.
"You can talk about Ole and you can criticise the managers, but the players he has got are what they are. You looked at that team before that game and you thought, 'what an average looking team'.
" West Ham looked a better team, that's where they are, they're a very, very average bunch at the moment I'm afraid.
"The fans are going to have to suffer that unless they go and buy another three or four, five good players over the next year or two. That's where they are, they are just not good enough.
"They haven't recruited well. The players they've got now, they will struggle. I don't know about making the top four, they could even fall out of the top six if they're not careful.
" Leicester and West Ham could push themselves into the top six this year and one or two of the regulars could fall out."
