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'Man Utd are a shadow of what they once were' - Crouch says 'feel-good factor' is goone for Solskjaer

Former England international Peter Crouch has lamented the ‘mismatch’ of the Manchester derby and asked ‘how it had come to this’ for Manchester United.

In Wednesday’s derby Manchester City beat United 2-0 and moved 25 points clear of their local rivals in the process.

The result was part of a rotten run of form that has seen United lose seven of nine in all competitions.

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Crouch wondered how the situation at United had got so bad, and questioned the timing of appointing Ole Gunnar Solksjaer as full time manager.