Jordan claims once feared Man Utd are now just 'price tags' over quality

Simon Jordan claims Man Utd are now just a team of “price tags, not bona fide quality” after their 1-0 defeat to Wolves.

Ralf Rangnick suffered his first defeat as Red Devils boss on Monday night after replacing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the Man Utd hot seat.

The German’s reign has got off to a decent start in terms of results with ten points from his first four Premier League matches before the loss to Wolves – but it has been their displays that have alarm bells ringing among the Man Utd fan base.

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And former Crystal Palace chairman Jordan thinks the current Man Utd squad lack the character and ability to be feared once again.

“There’s no fear of Manchester United, it’s gone,” Jordan told talkSPORT. “Whatever fear there was and whatever respect other teams had for Man United, especially at Old Trafford, is gone. It exists no more.

“Teams are quite comfortable to have a go at Man United, especially this United that are clearly in transition.

“They have an inordinate amount of quality in the squad but they lack character. They also lack the ability to do certain things which is now the stable diet of the top sides – play with intensity, play with a pressing scenario.

“It’s universally accepted that we are not looking at Manchester United ten years ago, we are looking at Man United today. So we’ve got to compare it to what it really is and we say ‘this group of players’ but we’re talking about price tags, not bona fide quality.

“When we talk about Paul Pogba, a £90million price tag, and while he has been great for France he hasn’t for Manchester United.

“[Harry] Maguire – £80million price tag. [Aaron] Wan-Bissaka – £50million price tag. It’s the cost of assembling that Manchester United side against the image of what they once were that lends us to the lack of intensity conclusion.

“Maybe, despite all that, they’re just not good enough… they’ve got too many players in there that perhaps aren’t right for the longer term.”