Paul Parker says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was “bullied” at Manchester United, believes the club are a “mismash” and says things will not change until the Old Trafford owners are removed.
Parker, 57, played over 100 times for United between 1991 and 1996 and he was at Old Trafford at the start of Sir Alex Ferguson’s impressive reign at the club. He won two Premier League titles and the FA Cup and League Cup before leaving for Derby County.
Previous to that the former England right-back had played for QPR and legendary boss Jim Smith.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Parker relived one of the ‘Bald Eagle’s’ renowned half time team talks. Smith was a well respected figure who managed the likes of Newcastle, Portsmouth, Derby and QPR before his death in 2019.
“Today, it’s different,” said Parker. “If players decide they don’t like the manager, they don’t play. They tell their agents and the agents run to the owners. And we’ve got owners listening to people who’ve seen something on social media.
“And players sitting there, looking at the manager going, ‘I know you’re not here for long because upstairs they don’t like you’ so when Man United have an interim management consultant in charge, what chance have you got?
“It’s become a conveyor belt. Certain players are just waiting for someone different to come in to see what happens next. Without the stability of someone in charge who everyone knows is the boss, teams are a mishmash.
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