‘Unfortunately’ – Fred delivers blunt verdict on Man Utd’s 21/22 struggles

Fred has admitted that Manchester United’s performances this season have been “far below what they wanted and expected”.

This campaign has been a very difficult one for the Red Devils. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked in November and he was replaced by Ralf Rangnick.

The interim boss has been unable to alter their fortunes too much. Before the international break, they were dumped out of the Champions League by Atletico Madrid.

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Man Utd had already been knocked out of the Carabao Cup and FA Cup by West Ham and Middlesbrough respectively.

United currently sit sixth in the Premier League. Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are ahead of them in the race for the top four.

Rangnick’s side will be seven points behind fourth-placed Arsenal if the latter win their remaining game in hand.

Fred has insisted that Man Utd’s “main objective” is to qualify for the Champions League:

“It was a season far below what we wanted and expected, unfortunately,” Fred said (via Manchester Evening News). “There is still a lot of water ahead, we will try to work to qualify for the next Champions League, which at the moment is our main objective.

“But when you come here you have to change the key, it’s another way of playing, the style of play, everything else, change. You change the key, you have to be