Cricket icon Geoffrey Boycott slams beloved Man Utd in incredible MUTV rant insisting club has ‘let the fans down’
CRICKET legend Geoffrey Boycott last night slammed his beloved Manchester United in an incredible rant at the club’s annual end-of-season bash. The former Yorkshire captain and Man Utd fan blasted his side for their “uninspiring” finish to this year’s dismal campaign. And he added that the team – who were milling around just feet away […]
CRICKET legend Geoffrey Boycott last night slammed his beloved Manchester United in an incredible rant at the club’s annual end-of-season bash.
The former Yorkshire captain and Man Utd fan blasted his side for their “uninspiring” finish to this year’s dismal campaign.
And he added that the team – who were milling around just feet away – should be ashamed as they’ve “let the fans down”.
Asked what United means to him, Geoffrey, 78, told the club’s TV channel MUTV: “Disappointment more than anything.”
He added: “Somehow it’s kind of faded away towards the end.”
A scathing Geoffrey also appeared to make a dig at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – whose form since taking over as manager from sacked Jose Mourinho in December has nosedived.
He said: “The football hasn’t been inspiring – if anything they’ve let themselves down and the people who support Man United.
“It’s not just the results but some of the football has been hard to watch.”
In a full-frontal attack on the 46-year-old manager, Geoffrey added: “He doesn’t have a record of experience does he?
“He had a short time at Cardiff.
“He looked after a team in his own country but it’s not the Premier League.”
United, sixth in the Premier League, suffered a humiliating 4-0 aggregate defeat against Barcelona to knock them out of the Champions League last month.
They haven’t won a game since – and last week drew with bottom-of-the-table Huddersfield.
But summing up the season earlier in the night, Solskjaer insisted there was no reason to panic despite the slump in form.
Taking to the stage, he said: “There have been highs and lows but I’ve enjoyed it, it’s a great challenge, I’ve not gone to bed one night worrying about what’s gonna happen because I love coming in, the boys are fantastic.
“It’s a great challenge but it’s a great responsibility as well because this club is huge.
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“We’ve been through difficult periods before but we’ve got to come through it as a team.
“We’ve got to do it together.
“We’ve got to recruit smart, keep blooding the youngsters and we’ll be fine.”