Only three players in Manchester United's 'mess' escape Emmanuel Petit's 'average' damning tirade

Manchester United's squad is full of “many mediocre players.”

That's the view of former Arsenal and Chelsea star Emmanuel Petit, who only selected THREE players from his current group not to possess his average tag.

united man They sit 13th in the Premier League with just seven points and two wins out of six following a 3-0 home defeat to Tottenham.

The pressure increases again Erik ten Hagalthough talkSPORT understands that it is ready to stay as coach at least for the next two games.

Their poor start to the season came after a summer in which they spent just £180m on new signings, with little progress yet to show on their acquisitions.

World Cup winner and Arsenal legend little He believes United are a 'disaster' and offered applause only to Andre Onana, Marcus Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo.

“I think there are a lot of problems at Manchester United,” he said on talkSPORT Drive. “If you look at the field… On the field, it's terrible to see.

“But if you look at the work they have done so far over the last few years at Manchester United, especially in the transfer market, they have been wrong for a long time.

“So maybe you're going to change the coach… If you put (Pep) Guardiola, the best coach, even (Mikel) Arteta on the Manchester United bench, I'm not sure they'll do better. Because I think “There are a lot of average players there.”

Andy Goldstein asked if he could name the players he was referring to, but Petit said, “I think if you listen to us, you'll understand exactly what I'm saying.”

Petit was then asked about who he thinks is good enough to play for United, and replied: “I think the goalkeeper (André Onana).

“I think at the moment it's probably the only positive sign and he's been under fire for months and months since he signed for Manchester United.

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“I still believe that (Marcus) Rashford is a great player, but over the last two years he's not there anymore because his mind is not there, and I'm pretty sure it's about what happened at Manchester United, but also about your private things.

“But there are a couple of players who, for me, you could see the quality of the players, but they can't show it for weeks because it's a disaster there.”

One of United's biggest signings of the summer was Manuel Ugarte, who arrived from Paris Saint-Germain in a deal that could potentially reach £50.8 million, but has so far struggled to make an impact.

Petit was on hand to praise the midfielder but hinted that his move to Old Trafford has been difficult so far due to a lack of confidence.

“I'm not a big fan of Ugarte,” he said. “I like him, but I'm not a big fan because sometimes he's a kind of destroyer on the field. He's a fighter, he's a warrior, he can win balls, second balls, he can manage the balance of the team.

“But you can see that that's what happened at Paris Saint-Germain, it's still in his head, you know? He lost confidence in the last six months with Paris Saint-Germain.

“Remember last season when they played away at Newcastle and they had been Destroyed 4-1 (in the Champions League) and after that game he disappeared in the first eleven, so I think he lost confidence.

“And it came in an environment that is very negative, so if you bring in players, you need to bring in players with a lot of confidence, you know? To fight against this terrible atmosphere that they really have in the locker room.”

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Gabby Agbonlahor asked Petit if Ugarte can play the role that Rodri plays at rival Manchester City, with the midfielder being one of the best players in world football.

“No, definitely not,” said the former midfielder. “You can't put Rodri and Ugarte on the same line.”

But when asked if he was a fan of Kobbie Mainoo, Petit replied: “Yes, definitely. When I watched the game against Spurs, he was away and he wasn't very happy.

“So he was probably one of the good exceptions in the locker room and all of a sudden I think he's losing his happiness too.”

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United return to action on Thursday for a Europa League trip to Porto. live on talkSPORTin desperate search of a victory to improve the atmosphere in the club.

They will then face a tough test at Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday, where a defeat could see them fall further down the table.