‘This season’s lost’; Sheringham slates Man Utd policy twisting players minds

Treble winner Teddy Sheringham feels Manchester United are the architects of their own downfall as baffling decisions have led to ‘uncertainty’ this season.

The Red Devils went into the campaign looking to close the gap on rivals and champions Manchester City. But, after an encouraging start, things tailed off and any thought of a title challenge was soon out of the window. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked, with Ralf Rangnick eventually brought in as an interim manager.

That was following Michael Carrick’s three-game stint as caretaker boss. It means that the Old Trafford outfit have had three managers this term, with a fourth set to arrive in the summer.

Sheringham played under the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson at the Theatre of Dreams. He was part of the side that won the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League in 1998-1999.

And the 55-year-old pulled no punches in his assessment of the current situation.

“In the main, when we’re talking about Man United, I think the real problem goes back to Rangnick coming in, another interim manager. It’s just absurd for me,” he told Genting Casino, per The Mirror.

“United had an interim manager in Michael Carrick, they let him go and appointed another. It just brings uncertainty to a group of footballers that should be playing at their highest level.”

It has not been all doom and gloom for United this season. They currently sit sixth in the table and are just one point adrift of fourth-placed West Ham United.

The north-west giants topped their Champions League group and face Atletico Madrid over two legs in the last-16. But there is a sense that performances have yet to improve under the German tactician.

And Sheringham believes that the managerial merry-go-round has played its