Liam Smith slams 'embarrassing' Dundee United as 5 managers in running to replace Liam Fox

Liam Smith admitted the Dundee United squad should be embarrassed by the displays that cost Liam Fox his job.

And he demanded the Tangerines shake themselves out of their slumber fast before they wake up to the nightmare relegation scenario. Smith knows the Tannadice players have nowhere to hide after a shocking slump of form saw Fox sacked on Sunday.

The miserable 4-0 defeat to Ross County – which could have been even worse – was the final straw and the club are now searching for their third manager of the season. Club chiefs are plotting their next move with Craig Levein, Jim Goodwin and Owen Coyle in the running along with former gaffer Tam Courts and current player Charlie Mulgrew. Smith insisted the players must take responsibility to halt the slide – regardless of who takes charge.

He said: “If you don’t look at that performance and feel frustrated, disappointed and embarrassed, then there is something wrong. We speak to the press during the week and the boys are all saying the same thing. But now it’s about putting that into action.

“In the last few weeks, we haven’t shown enough to get out of this situation. There are only so many things you can say to try to be positive. But we know the situation is not a positive one and unless we turn it around quickly, we’re going to sleepwalk our way to finishing bottom. That is not what the expectations of this club are and not what the fans expect. We need to get our heads together and find out what is going wrong and put it right.”

United defender Ryan Edwards made the shock admission at the weekend that relegation rivals County were hungrier for victory. Smith said: “That’s not a good thing to be levelled at a group, to hear that another team – also in the same