James Ducker: ‘Manchester United need real change under Jim Ratcliffe – there can be no hiding place’
David Brailsford (left) and Jim Ratcliffe. Photo: (Bradley Collyer/PA)
It is five years since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer first talked about the need for a ruthless cull at Manchester United but supporters are still waiting for one worthy of that description to materialise and, over time, the scale of the overhaul required has only mushroomed.
Too many substandard players have subsequently been added to the ones the club have habitually failed to move on − often at great expense and without total clarity about the areas that need plugging and the type of football they want to play − and the cumulative effect has been deepening mutation of a Frankenstein squad.
