Manchester United hero Paul Ince has slammed the club's vice-chairman Ed Woodward for his management of the club.

Ince says Woodward has been taken for a ride by players and clubs since taking charge.

He said, "The footballing decisions at the club have been mental for a few years now. Giving contracts to players who barely deserve them. There's been talks of giving Jesse Lingard an extension! I simply don't think he wants it enough or has done it enough to deserve a thing.

"Alexis Sanchez is apparently on £500,000 per week, and Ed Woodward and the board allowing that has made other players question their own worth, especially after he had such a poor season. You have to be questioning how anyone has been allowed to make those decisions.

"I know I say it a lot, but would this happen under Sir Alex Ferguson? Would it happen under Pep Guardiola? I'd be very, very shocked. There's a real weakness when it comes to players' contracts and demands, they seem to be dictating to Woodward and the board what they want.

"Ed Woodward is a banker – not a football man. He's absolutely fantastic at bringing in money, the profit, sponsorship deals, he's brilliant. But you can't just keep throwing money away on players. You need someone in who gets football, who has the presence to deal with these players and tell them they can't demand X, Y and Z from United. Tell them where to stick it.

"There's just so much about the club that isn't right. I said last year, that Man United need to hit the ground running next year. Their entire house must be in order from top to bottom, and I can't see that happening."

Paul Ince was speaking exclusively to Paddy Power for Pitch Invader magazine, available in their stores now.