Rio Ferdinand has singled out three Manchester United players for special praise and declared them to be the most improved members of the squad since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's arrival.
Former defender Ferdinand was a teammate of Solskjaer's for five years at United, and has been hugely impressed with the job the Norwegian has done at the club.
Since replacing Jose Mourinho in December, Solskjaer has guided United into the top four of the Premier League and into the last eight of the Champions League, where they will come face-to-face with Barcelona next week.
And Ferdinand said three players have been crucial in that improvement.
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"Since Ole has come you would say [Marcus] Rashford, [Paul] Pogba and [Victor] Lindelof have been the most improved," he told Goal.com .
"Those three have been standouts for me. David de Gea is the best keeper in the league by a mile.”
However, Ferdinand added that there is still one problem that faces Solskjaer at the club, namely getting the best out of the underperforming Alexis Sanchez.
"He will be aiming to get the best out of Sanchez," he continued.
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"Ole has gotten the best out of every other player in the squad since he has come. One of them is not going to do it. At the moment, Sanchez isn't playing at the level that we have seen him play at Arsenal .
"He will want to get back to that for personal pride. Ole and his coaching staff will be aiming to get him back into that rhythm and producing that quality he had at Arsenal consistently at United.”
