‘They will be languishing at the back of the table’ - Mikel Obi predicts end-of-season finish for Man United

The Red Devils have endured a difficult start to the campaign under manager Ruben Amorim, securing just seven points from their first six matches with two wins, one draw and three losses.

Their most recent defeat was a disappointing 3-1 loss to Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium at the weekend.

This result leaves the team in 14th place on the Premier League table, eight points adrift of league leaders Liverpool.

Mikel, who spent the majority of his career at Chelsea, believes United's form is unlikely to improve soon. 

"I have no idea what is on with Manchester United’s recruitment process; it’s in absolute shambles," Mikel said on The Obi One Podcast.

"I’ve backed Amorim since he came in; I thought he’s a very good manager. I watched him at Sporting and the way they played was brilliant."

"But the players at Manchester United are not good enough. Harry Maguire, De Ligt and the others were all over the place against Brentford," he continued.

"Amorim moved Maguire to the right and De Ligt to the left, trying to find a system that works, but it doesn’t work. They are too slow; they can’t run."

"Then, you have a Fernandes and a Casemiro as your two holding midfielders. You can’t win the league with those two; you will finish 13th or 14th with players like that."

"That’s Manchester United’s position right now. They will be languishing at the back of the table," Mikel concluded. 

"Mbeumo, at some point, was playing right wing-back, while Mason Mount was playing left wing-back. They are all over the place."