Tony Cascarino believes one of the main reasons explaining Manchester United’s continued struggles is their lack of quality forwards.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side have suffered defeats to West Ham, Crystal Palace and Newcastle this term and are sitting 12th in the table having won only two of their opening eight Premier League games.
Having picked up just nine points out of a possible 24, this is United’s worst start to a campaign for 30 years.
And talkSPORT host Cascarino believes the club are behind their top four rivals as they do not have quality players, such as Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, leading the line.
“[Pierre-Emerick] Aubameyang’s goalscoring record is extraordinary,” he said.
“It’s one thing I look at United and think they haven’t got a [Sergio] Aguero, a [Harry] Kane, a Aubameyang, a [Alexandre] Lacazette, a [Mohamed] Salah or [Sadio] Mane.
“They haven’t got any of that and that’s why their failing because they don’t have forwards with that quality.”
Cascarino also suggested that Man United have reverted to a defensive brand of football and it’s having a negative impact on results.
“I’ve always argued that Manchester United as a football club should never employ a coach that plays cautious football because the club is not built on that,” Cascarino added.
“From the 60s and onwards, the club was built to entertain at the highest level with players who were good enough technically to wear that shirt.
“I think they’ve gone away from that.”
