Manchester United are 'not getting above Tottenham and Brighton in comparison to their performance', believes Les Ferdinand - as he insists he is 'struggling' to see an improvement

Les ferdinand believes Manchester United will not decorativeness supra Tottenham and Brighton pursuing their mediocre commencement to nan season. 

Erik 10 Hag's broadside extended their winless tally to 5 matches pinch a goalless tie distant to nan in-form Aston Villa. 

United will extremity nan play successful 14th spot successful nan Premier League table pinch a extremity quality of minus-three. 

And Ferdinand insists he's 'struggling' to spot an betterment from nan Red Devils aft their dismal run past play nether Ten Hag. 

'They're doing each they tin to backmost him. Ashworth has only conscionable gone successful and he hasn't really had a window,' nan erstwhile Tottenham striker said connected Sky Sports. 

'He keeps talking astir betterment but we're struggling to spot that. At nan infinitesimal United aren't nan benchmark and they've fallen truthful acold distant from that. 

'They're not getting supra Tottenham and Brighton successful comparison to their performance.'

The tie against Villa ensured United have made their worst commencement to a convention play successful 35 years with just 8 points from 7 matches.

This slow commencement to nan 2024-25 run comes aft United recorded their lowest decorativeness successful Premier League history past season, when Ten Hag's broadside ended up successful eighth place.

The past clip that United picked up 8 points aliases less from their first 7 convention fixtures was successful nan 1989-90 season.

United had conscionable 7 points aft 7 games successful September 1989 and they went connected to decorativeness 13th successful nan aged First Division successful what was Sir Alex Ferguson's 4th play astatine Old Trafford.

Ten Hag's broadside will person to hold until aft nan world break to get backmost connected way erstwhile they big Brentford.