MANCHESTER UNITED legend Patrice Evra has surprisingly blamed himself and Sir Alex Ferguson for the club’s disastrous decade.
Since the legendary boss retired, Man Utd have not won the Premier League title and their fifth permanent manager Erik ten Hag is in danger of losing job.
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The Red Devils crashed out the Champions League group stages and finished eighth in the Premier League with a negative goal difference last term.
Evra departed Old Trafford in 2014 – a year after Sir Alex quit the club.
And the outspoken Frenchman bizarrely blamed himself and his former gaffer for the club’s recent downfall.
He told the BBC with a smile: “I blame myself, I blame Sir Alex Ferguson.”
Evra continued: “It’s always tough to talk about United right now because back in the day we used to play for the fans, for the badge, for the history.
“When we left, we left too early and it’s difficult for the players because they don’t have any example.
“I’m not inside, I don’t know what the problem is. The manager Ten Hag is trying to do his best – it’s not good enough.
“But it’s not just about this season, it’s since we won the last league in 2013, the club has been in chaos.
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“I’m a positive man, but it’s tough. Our rivals are getting better than us, play a better style of football. The future is not bright. It’s a tough moment.
“Liverpool waited 30 years to win the Premier League again, now it’s been 11 years [since United’s last title]. I don’t want to wait that long.
“No matter what, I will be a United fan forever, but it’s quite tough to watch United play.”
Ten Hag has often claimed success in the Carabao Cup and FA Cup means he should keep his job.
But Evra says two trophies is “not enough” for a club like United, explaining: “I’m a straightforward guy. Even if you put the chef as a manager, I will support any manager.
“Three years [Ten Hag has] been at the club and, yes, he’s won two trophies.
“When you’re the manager of United, what people expect from you is to win the league every year.
“We need to stop talking about the past. This is not the United it used to be. We have to rebuild it.”
