I won the Treble with Man Utd in 1999 but I would NOT want to play for club now… it’s a real bad place
MANCHESTER UNITED legend Dwight Yorke says he would NOT want to play for the club now.
The 1999 Treble-winner claims Old Trafford is a “bad place” to be under Erik ten Hag.
Yorke said: “I wouldn’t want to play. It’s whether you want to face that sort of aggro coming in.
“Just knowing there’s a lack of creativity, lack of passion, the negative talk about the team.
“It’s just a real bad place to be if you are a United player, not just a centre-forward.”
Ten Hag’s side have already lost a club-record 13 Premier League games this season.
They are languishing eighth in the table and new part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is promising a major summer overhaul — with Dutch boss Ten Hag’s job under threat.
It is totally different to the time when Yorke was top scorer in a team that rocked the football world under Sir Alex Ferguson, winning the Prem, FA Cup and Champions League in one season.
These days, it does not even rock Salford.
Back then, Yorke insists United would click their fingers and players would come running to sign.
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Not any more.
He said: “If you’re a player and you’ve got the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City after you, then United are second tier.
“People are second-guessing about whether they want to join United.
“It never used to be like that.
“United come in for you? You don’t think about it. Now players are thinking, ‘I am not so sure’. That is not a good sign.”
Yorke was speaking at the launch of a new Amazon Prime series entitled ‘99’ about that Treble-winning season.
For Yorke, watching it makes it even more painful to witness the current crisis at Old Trafford.
“It is like two different clubs.
Yorke, 52, added: “It’s so far apart, it’s not even close.”
l ‘99’ is available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video from May 17.
Pundits' verdict on Ten Hag's future
Where do the pundits stand on Erik ten Hag's Manchester United future?
Michael Owen – He has to go
“He cannot, simply cannot, manage this team next season. He’s not good enough.”
Teddy Sheringham – Might stay if he wins Cup but should go
“If United win the FA Cup, he could stay. But, for me, changes are needed and United need to get it done sooner than later.”
Jamie Carragher – Sacked
“I don’t see how Erik ten Hag stays. It’s just performance after performance.”
Gary Neville – Stay if he wins the FA Cup
“To sack a manager who’s won two trophies in his first two seasons at the club I think would be extreme.”
Louis Saha – On the fence
“I don’t see it as clearly but they need changes from the players but they need changes from him as well.”
Alan Shearer – Sacked
“I believe the future of the Man Utd manager is already determined. Even if they win the FA Cup I think he’s gone.”