Liverpool great Graeme Souness says Manchester United's players aren't good enough to win the Premier League title.
He wrote for the Sunday Times, "Scott McTominay is an honest player and, at 24, is only going to get better, but do they win the Premier League with Nemanja Matic and Fred, who they paid £40m and £47m respectively for under Jose Mourinho?
"They are Steady Eddies who will dog it out away from home and protect your back four, but get them on the front foot and there's no cuteness in their play.
"The midfield is the creative arm of the team and other than Bruno Fernandes, United need someone with cuter passing, who is a better all-round player than what they have now."
But while there are issues in midfield, Souness thinks United's defence is largely solid.
"Much is made of their back four, but you can't buy 11 new players," he added.
"You strengthen where you are weakest in the squad and, depending on what becomes available, I don't see the back four as the priority this summer.
"Solskjaer is doing a good job but finishing second with this squad would not have happened in recent seasons – so nobody at United should be fooled into thinking that they are ready to challenge for first next season as things stand."
