Michael Owen thinks that there will be no improvement from Manchester United “until something changes” at the club.
The Red Devils lost their fifth Premier League match of the season as they were second best in a 3-1 defeat to arch-rivals Liverpool on Sunday.
The result leaves Jose Mourinho‘s side sixth, 11 points off the Champions League places and 19 points adrift of Jurgen Klopp’s men, who occupy top spot.
And Owen reckons the current group of players are “far better” than their results on the pitch suggest.
“I don’t really see anything changing. I honestly don’t,” Owen told Optus Sports.
“I think the players are far better than what they are showing but Mourinho, two and a half seasons now?
“If he’d been here six months, I’d think, ‘Wait until his players come in and he gets a transfer window and it all beds in.’ Two and a half years, is anything going to change now?
“It’s been pretty similar – in general they’ve not even threatened to win the league and they’ve gone and spent money which means you should be close to winning the league.
“Added to that, all the players he inherited, the best goalkeeper in the world, a good few youngsters coming through, it should be a lot better.
“I can’t see any which way where they’re going to improve. Until something changes, I can’t see anything improving for them I’m afraid.”