Manchester United legendary centre-back Rio Ferdinand has questioned if Manchester United players are being 'coached properly'.
Ferdinand gave his reaction on his podcast after United suffered a humiliating 5-0 defeat against Liverpool on Sunday afternoon - the biggest away win in the fixture's history.
External pressure has built on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in recent weeks after a number of unconvincing performances and underwhelming results, but now serious questions are being asked of the United boss after Sunday's heavy defeat.
Speaking after the game, Solskjaer openly took responsibility for the loss, whilst it can be argued that not many players gave a good account for themselves in the game.
The Manchester Evening News understands the club hierarchy is giving serious consideration to dismissing Solskjaer - with some surprised a decision has not yet been made public.
Ferdinand, a close friend and usual supporter of Solskjaer, has now questioned if he's coaching his 'players correctly'.
Ferdinand said: "Defensively we look all over the place - the team structure is not right, it's not working.
"The question is the manager giving the player's the right information and are those players taking it on board?
"They look like a bunch of individuals thrown together - I wonder if they are being coached properly.
"The coaching staff implement the tactics but the players can't carry them out for one reason or another.
"I have looked at our running stats for the season and we're mid-table - in sprints we are third. That's fine, but if you're not doing it with purpose then it isn't going to work - you have to get the tactics nailed down.
"I have lost badly, we got beat 6-1 by Man City and it was embarrassing, but at least we had an identity to fall back on - they're struggling to find their identity.
"Do they know what they are? I sit and watch United and wonder what kind of team we are.
"It looks like we just give the ball to someone and hope he does something."
In the aftermath of the Liverpool debacle, Solskjaer maintained the squad was on course to succeed under his management.
He said: "I do believe in myself, I do believe that I am getting close to what I want with the club. I think what we've done, what I've seen, the development, of course the results lately haven't been good enough, it's hands up and that brings doubt in anyone's mind probably.
"But I've got to keep strong and I do believe in what we've been doing, the coaching staff, the players. Today's rock bottom, low in confidence."
