Manchester United bosses slammed as 'clueless' by Sir Alex Ferguson's former No.2

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Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS have been slammed as clueless when it comes to running the English giants.

Ratcliffe has now appointed his third manager since purchasing a stake in the club in 2024. While United have no silverware to play for at the earliest stage of a season since the Second World War. Michael Carrick has been appointed interim manager until the summer, when Ratcliffe & Co are expected to make a permanent appointment.

But with the fallen giants lurching from one crisis to another, former United coach Renee Meulensteen insists those in charge have no idea what they're doing. And Sir Alex Ferguson's former No.2 called on United to appoint Carlo Ancelotti or Eddie Howe as their next manager.

Meulensteen said: "Since INEOS and Jim Ratcliffe have come in, do they actually know what they're doing? You need to look at everybody in those positions, and they have to take responsibility in those important positions. Have they got the pedigree?

"If you look at Jason Wilcox (director of football) and how he’s ended up in that position, it was from being a youth coach, then ended up at Southampton , then you’re the technical director and the main man responsible for things at Manchester United .

"Imagine if Carlo Ancelotti came in to take the job, Carlo would take charge of the recruitment, because of his network and knowing what a winning culture looks like."

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Speaking on the Footy Accumulators No Tippy Tappy Football podcast, in partnership with BOYLE Sports , Meulensteen continued: "If I asked Jason, describe me a winning culture, what are the ingredients? Would he know? I'm a big Ancelotti fan, the way his teams play football and the success he's had, the way he carries himself and manages people.

"He would have the stature to come in and run a club like Man United. The problem is, who is out there that has the pedigree, understands the Premier League , has the ability to manage a club of that size, plays a certain style in a Man United way, and be successful?

"There are so many issues when you throw names around, because we don't know, in terms of Wilcox and (Omar) Berrada (CEO), how they see it.

"Eddie Howe would be potentially a good shout, I rate him. He's somebody where you can clearly see he's created his culture at Newcastle ."

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