Manchester United told Cristiano Ronaldo not solely to 'blame' for Middlesbrough shambles

Manchester United have been slammed as a 'shambles' after suffering defeat to Championship side Middlesbrough in the FA Cup on Friday night.

Cristiano Ronaldo had missed a penalty before Jadon Sancho gave the hosts the lead at Old Trafford.

Matt Crooks scored a controversial equaliser for Boro after the ball appeared to strike the hand of Duncan Watmore in the build-up.

Bruno Fernandes hit the post for United but they had to settle for penalties which they eventually won after Anthony Elanga blazed the ball over the bar.

Ex-Premier League midfielder Jamie O'Hara has criticised the club's current state on talkSPORT.

The former Tottenham Hotspur player said: "I thought it was shocking. I mean it was a terrible result for them.

"I think it’s a bit harsh just digging out [Cristiano] Ronaldo though, I mean everyone’s just jumping on the bandwagon of digging out Ronaldo.

"Yeah, alright, he missed a penalty but there were other players in the game that…they should have won the game by the way.

"I mean they had lots of chances, they just didn’t take them.

"They ended up losing it on penalties, but it’s harsh to just dig out Ronaldo.

"It’s more than Ronaldo this for Manchester United.

"This has been going on for ten years. The infrastructure, everything about that football club is just wrong. It’s just not right. It’s been a huge fall from grace.

"You look at teams who have sort of transitional periods. Barcelona might be going through one now, Real Madrid have had them in the past. You might have a couple of seasons where they don’t compete.

“Manchester United are one of, if not the biggest club in the world, and they are miles off where they should be. They’re scraping to get in the top four.

"When you actually look at that in