Richard Keys slams 12 Man Utd stars including "waste of space" and "massively overhyped"

Richard Keys has launched a scathing assault on Manchester United 's struggling stars following their dire 1-0 defeat to Everton on Saturday - the latest in a long line of humiliating defeats.

Anthony Gordon's deflected effort proved to be the difference as the Red Devils once again produced a lacklustre display to leave their aspirations of finishing in the Premier League's top four hanging by a thread. The latest loss sees Ralf Rangnick 's side languishing down in seventh in the league's standings, six points adrift of fourth-placed Tottenham with a mere seven matches remaining this season.

Rangnick slammed his side for failing to score over 95 minutes of action at Goodison Park while United goalkeeper David De Gea labelled his side's performance a "disgrace". However, those scathing assessments were nothing compared to the remarks of Keys, who took aim at 12 of United's faltering flops within an enraged rant.

While lauding Manchester City and Liverpool for their quality following their enthralling 2-2 draw at the Etihad on Sunday, the sports presenter took the opportunity to reference United's demise, labelling the 20-time English champions as "light years away" from the Premier League's current top two. He then went on to name and shame those who he believes aren't good enough to represent the club.

In his latest blog, Keys wrote: "On the subject of United - how poor were this current lot at Everton? Awful is the answer. But how long have we been saying that in this blog?

"I’m pleased Everton got the points - but there really was nothing to beat. Absolutely nothing. We weren’t wrong to criticise [Marcus] Rashford here. Nor [Cristiano] Ronaldo. Nor [Paul] Pogba.

"[Harry] Maguire can’t help not being very