Former Scotland striker Charlie Nicholas has slammed the state of the Manchester United locker room.

Nicholas says new manager Erik ten Hag inherits a squad which has lost it's DNA.

He told BonusCodeBets: “Manchester United have been signing individuals who are only happy to be an individual, and if things go well, people will say that they're good for the dressing room and people will like them. But that means nothing if they're not producing all the time.

“As soon as I saw the scary price that they signed Paul Pogba for, I couldn't believe that no one in the club went to Sir Alex Ferguson and asked what his issues were when he was younger that meant he was happy to let him go because he could have said that unless Pogba has changed his attitude and become a team player, then don't touch him. He's been a disaster!

“Pogba has a brilliant CV as a footballer, but it's not a United CV. And of course, some of the coaches that came in, it was always about the individual.

“Louis van Gaal and José Mourinho wanted to be bigger than the players and that's not Manchester United. I look at Manchester United now and they've lost their identity. They don't have a DNA anymore.

“The dressing room is a disaster and Manchester United have made an absolute mess of the situation. It's going to take them at least another three years to get anywhere close to Liverpool and Man City."