Owen Hargreaves has pointed out that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is playing certain individuals out of position at Manchester United.
The Red Devils were poor in Sunday's 1-0 defeat by relegation-threatened Newcastle, managing just three shots on target all game.
Solskjaer was criticised after the fixture, with pundits and former players pointing the finger at the Norwegian and the Manchester United board.
Hargreaves played under Sir Alex Ferguson for four seasons at Old Trafford.
He believes that things aren't as bad as they seem, with Axel Tuanzebe a beacon of hope at Manchester United, but suggested that some players are being utilised incorrectly.
"Think about the start of the game," Hargreaves told Optus Sport. "One position Juan Mata has never played at Manchester United on the left wing – he starts on the left wing.
"Everybody moans that he plays on the right, then he plays on the left for some reason. [Andreas] Perreira is a No.10, he plays on the right.
"Rashford is struggling for confidence, we're not sure if he's a No.9. Fred, I feel sorry for him because he's struggling in a United shirt.
"You've got so many people in positions, which aren't even their own… Ashley Young was playing left-back. The only bright spark I'd say today was Tuanzebe.
"I thought he played really well. But the rest is so far off what you'd expect. I feel sorry for United fans because this will take a long time to fix."
