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'It's not Manchester United football club any more' - Club legend slams ownership & transfer chaos

Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Parker has heavily criticised the way that the club is “discriminated” against from within, saying they’re hardly even a football club any more.

Although United’s financial affairs remain strong, since Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure in 2013 they have experienced extreme turbulence on the pitch.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the latest manager to feel the heat, hot off the heels of defeat to bottom-placed Watford, with Jose Mourinho, Louis van Gaal and David Moyes all failing to bring league title success back to Old Trafford.

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But Parker doesn’t believe Solskjaer deserves the lion’s share of the blame at United, instead highlighting how the Glazer family owners and unpopular executive Ed Woodard for making a mess of a successful club.